The head of Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) says it will file a lawsuit with international tribunals against fresh sanctions imposed by the US on the imports of hand-woven Iranian rugs into the country.

Shipments from Iran to the US might be headed for choppy waters again as President Donald Trump is threatening to tear up a 2016 nuclear deal.

The Persian carpet is globally famous for its sublime embodiment of timeless beauty.

Persian carpet has been an artistic narrative of the Iranian culture and history over thousands of years.

The US has long been a major market for Iran’s hand-woven carpets but a stack of sanctions imposed in 2010 pulled the rug from under the Persian craftsmanship.

Iran says it has exported $80 million worth of carpets to the United States over a period of 11 months starting 21 March 2016.

Officials at Iran’s Foreign Ministry have rejected speculations that the United States has banned imports of Persian carpets.

One company has decided to create replicas of some of the most prestigious carpets from the 18th century.

Iran’s capital, Tehran, is hosting an exhibition of handmade carpets.

The country is already sending a third of its global carpet sales to the United States.