Tehran (IP) - Spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry wrote on his Twitter account on Monday that the US government now bullies its European allies, and this behavior will lead to widespread chaos.

Iran Press/Iran News: Referring to the recent US action in sanctioning the project of Nord Stream 2, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said: "As it was warned time & time again that a bully will get bully-er if you succumb."

"The American bully now bites its EU allies. The US habit of aggressive law-breaking will only lead to global chaos," he added.

While pipeline would enable Russia to increase its natural-gas exports to Europe, the US government has tried to hinder the project.

The Nord Stream 2 project involves the construction of two pipelines with a total capacity of 55 bln cubic meters per year from the coast of Russia through the Baltic Sea to Germany. To date, 93% of the pipeline has been built.

The Nord Stream 2 consortium also includes Uniper, Wintershall-Dea, Royal Dutch Shell, OMV, and Engie. 

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