# Iranian FM says US 'economic warfare' against Tehran doomed to fail

https://mins.news/en/item/30139

- CGTN, 2026-08-22 02:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-22/Iranian-FM-says-US-economic-warfare-against-Tehran-doomed-to-fail-1POe31mWqYw/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Washington’s latest economic pressure campaign against Tehran would fail like earlier efforts to force Iran into submission. Donald Trump threatened unprecedented economic warfare and isolation against countries supporting Iran, while Iran’s navy chief said waters east of the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman were under Iran’s “complete control.” Experts questioned whether the measures, largely seen as a continuation of existing sanctions, could work.

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