Sanctions threatened by 'desperate' US will fail: Iran
Iran's foreign minister dismissed the threat of new US sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is due to hold a press conference at 2 pm EDT (1800 GMT) on Monday, has threatened to impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran. Describing what he said were "repetitive scenarios", Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in a video posted on Telegram: "The fact that they (US...
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