# Iranian parliament speaker warns US sanctions will backfire on US economy

https://mins.news/en/item/29965

- TASS, 2026-08-23 17:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2176701

> Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the United States’ new “economic warfare” against Iran would rebound on the US economy. He said pressure on Iran and disruptions in energy markets would ultimately harm Washington. Donald Trump had announced an unprecedented campaign of economic warfare and isolation, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the policy “economic terrorism and a crime against humanity.”

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