Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says the United States will “achieve nothing” from a new round of economic sanctions. Speaking Wednesday, he argues that Iran has already planned responses through its government and economic sectors, and that sanctions have not delivered results during earlier periods, including during war.
The outlets describe the remarks as part of a broader context of heightened confrontation between Iran and the United States. Al-Monitor adds that the comments come with fighting approaching six months, and that the two sides operate in a stalemate: Iran keeps the Strait of Hormuz shut while the US maintains a naval counter-blockade.
Across the reports, the main angle is Iran’s dismissal of the sanctions’ expected impact. While Middle East Eye and NDTV emphasize Pezeshkian’s direct claim, Free Malaysia Today and NDTV also note that Iran has endured long-standing sanctions since shortly after the 1979 revolution, framing the new measures as continuing a pattern rather than creating a new effect.
