Iran on Sunday denounced as ‘disgraceful’ U.S. moves to seize four mosques and a New York City skyscraper owned by a Muslim nonprofit organization.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said the moves show that President Barack Obama’s slogan for change was deceitful and he was no different from his predecessor George W. Bush.

“Extension of sanctions and restrictions against Iran for another year by the American president and the blocking the accounts and assets of the Alavi foundation in America is a real disgrace,” he told parliament.

“After a year of empty speeches and slogans, the behaviour and conduct of this president in practice is no better than the actions of his predecessor,” Larijani added, in a speech broadcast on radio.

The assets include bank accounts; Islamic centers consisting of schools and mosques in New York, Maryland, California and Houston; more than 100 acres in Virginia; and a 36-story Manhattan office tower.