Iran vows 'devastating' response as US threatens toughest ever economic hit
Tehran says the sanctions will not force concessions as oil shipments to China slow and Strait of Hormuz traffic falls, Reuters data showed.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced a "most crushing economic operation" targeting Iran, threatening "tremendous" consequences for any country providing a "lifeline" to the Islamic republic.
- Iran's foreign ministry condemned the US sanctions on Thursday, labeling the measures "economic terrorism" and "crimes against humanity" that target every Iranian citizen's human rights.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed to impose "the toughest sanctions in history," while the US re-designated Lebanon's Hezbollah for serving the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force.
- Oil prices rose to a three-week high on Thursday amid concerns the US-Iran war will disrupt supply, while China's embassy urged diplomatic resolution instead of sanctions.
- Bessent will share details on the new package at a press conference on Monday as the US-Iran war continues disrupting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran vows 'devastating' response to US threat to cut off its economic lifelines
DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be "devastating" after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim of toppling the Iranian leadership. U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent said he would give details on Monday of the planned sanctions, which follow a warning from President Donald Trump of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type …
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Iran said Friday that its response to any new threats from the US would "be devastating," after Washington committed itself to imposing the most severe financial sanctions in history, in order to overthrow Iranian leadership, reports...
From Tehran condemned Washington’s warning of an unprecedented economic offensive; the Iranian Armed Forces promised a “crushing” response, despite President Masud Pezeshkian’s call to end the war
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