US President Donald Trump "has wrongly sanctioned the art industry which is a symbol of culture and intellectual property of the Iranian people " Xinhua quoted Fereshteh Dastpak head of Iran National Carpet Center as saying.
"According to international protocols what belongs to a nation could not be sanctioned " Dastpak noted.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Treasury Department recently revoked the license for importing Iran s carpets and foods including pistachios and caviar.
--IANS qd
