# Iranian foreign minister: US economic pressure threatens global financial system

https://mins.news/en/item/27096

- TASS, 2026-08-20 08:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175497

> Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called Washington’s announced economic pressure on Iran a diversion from the United States’ domestic crisis and said it threatens the entire global financial system. He also condemned the so-called economic “D-Day” and Washington’s warning of serious consequences for entities supporting Tehran.

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