# US anti-Iran sanctions only deepen hatred between the countries — Iranian diplomat

https://mins.news/en/item/24107

- TASS, 2026-08-17 11:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2174147

> Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said decades of US sanctions and economic pressure had produced only growing hatred and hostility between Washington and Tehran. He said Iran had taken every precaution and would, if necessary, do everything possible to thwart hostile US and Israeli plans against the Islamic Republic.

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