Tehran, December 11 (KCNA) -- Iranian officials criticized the United States for launching a virtual embassy for Iran.

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in an interview with a news agency Thursday that the launch of the virtual embassy is an indication of the U.S. confession to the wrong decision to sever ties with Iran three decades ago, Iran's semi-official Mehr news agency reported Thursday.

Criticizing the U.S. sanction pressures on Iran over its nuclear program, the Iranian spokesman said it is better that the United States "takes lessens from the past and sincerely changes its approach" toward Iranians.