# Iranian Foreign Ministry calls tougher US sanctions economic terrorism

https://mins.news/en/item/27542

- TASS, 2026-08-20 16:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175763

> Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the United States’ tighter sanctions amounted to “economic terrorism” and a crime against humanity, warning that those who devised or enforced them would face appropriate punishment. It called the measures a continuation of failed US policy and said they would not weaken Iran’s resolve to defend its independence and sovereignty.

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