TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry deplored the UN Human Rights Council resolution sponsored by Sweden and supported by certain western states against Iran, describing it as "biased, confrontational and politically-tainted".

"It is regretting that political and instrumental use of human rights and using double-standards in this field is turning into a usual issue," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi said on Monday.

He added that supporters of the resolution "use human rights instrumentally, ignore the values, beliefs and special cultural specifications of different societies, do not attention to the realities due to the media atmosphere and propaganda against that country and ignore and keep silent on the extensive violation of the Iranian nation's human rights by the cruel sanctions".

Mousavi said that Iran enjoys a religious democracy which has acted in line with the development and enhancement of democracy at the national, regional and international levels within the framework of its religious undertakings, the constitution, its laws and the international undertakings.

Iran has regularly complained that the UN human rights reports are highly influenced by the US and are no more than a means to serve Washington's interests.

Meantime, Iran says that the United State and other western states' record of human rights violations disqualify their judgement on the records of other states.

Last Thursday, the Iranian foreign ministry blasted the US systematic racism, brutality and violence against protestors, and called on the international community to make Washington accountable for its crimes.

“Iran welcomes UN Human Rights urgent debate on human rights violations in the US. Systemic racism, police brutality and violence against peaceful protests represent just the tip of the iceberg,” the foreign minister wrote on its official twitter account.

It underlined that it's high time for efforts to make the US regime accountable for its crimes at home and abroad.