Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat

Bessent told CNBC that the sanctions will be the "toughest" in history.

Abbas Araghchi says country is unbowed but president Masoud Pezeshkian admits its people face ‘many problems’ Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed the threat of a fresh round of US economic sanctions as a “desperate” ploy, even as its president acknowledged that the Iranian people are facing “many problems” amid Washi

Iran has dismissed the threat of new US sanctions as desperate, saying the measures will fail to defeat Tehran.

Iran’s new security chief warns Gulf neighbours they will be treated as ‘enemies’ if they join Trump’s economic war

State of the Union: The treasury secretary said Iran’s trade partners will face “economic oblivion.”

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, lead negotiator in talks with Washington, made the comments after President Trump vowed an “economic D-Day” against Iran.

Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons, the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has so far withstood nearly five decades of punishing American sanctions.

DUBAI, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf said on Friday that Iran must plan to overcome "unjust sanctions", a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced what he described as the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran. Bessent said on Thursday the measures would be deta

Iran says Tehran must overcome 'unjust sanctions' as US ramps up economic pressure  Reuters

DUBAI, Aug 21 - Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf said on Friday that Iran must plan to overcome \"unjust sanctions\", a day after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced what he described as the toughest sanctions ever imposed on Iran.

US vows a crushing blow to Iran via economic warfare and sanctions on countries that continue to do business with the Iranians.

President Donald Trump announced this week that the US would be imposing an "unprecedented" level of economic warfare and isolation on Iran

The Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Iran

Trump warns of ‘economic D-Day’ against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions  AP News

Iran has shrugged off President Trump's threat to hit the Islamic Republic with an "economic D-Day" as a "doubling down on failed policies."