‘Compulsive addiction to sanctions’: Iran mocks Trump admin's ‘suffocating’ threat
Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei criticized the Trump administration's reliance on economic sanctions, labeling it an 'addiction' rather than a viable strategy. Baqaei responded to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claim that sanctions were 'suffocating' Iran, arguing that such pressure only limits Washington's options to resolve the ongoing crisis.