Iran Lashes Out at U.S. Sanctions Amid Economic Turmoil at Home | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Iran’s foreign trade plunges 35% as US sanctions deepen war’s economic toll

Iranian leaders are acknowledging mounting economic pain six months into the war with the US, as President Masoud Pezeshkian says foreign trade has fallen 35% under sanctions and a naval blockade. Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei urged action on inflation and unemployment, while diplomatic efforts continue over the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran lashes out at U.S. sanctions amid economic turmoil at home | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Iran condemned the United States’ new economic sanctions today as “state terrorism” while its supreme leader said he was banning acts that could harm “social cohesion” amid concern that more financial pain could spark unrest at home.

Iran lashes out at US sanctions amid economic toll at home

The sanctions drive compounds the toll of the war on Iran’s economy, where annual inflation hit 66 per cent in July. Read more at straitstimes.com.