US economic pressure will achieve nothing, says Iran president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi asserted that the United States' strategy of economic pressure will prove futile. His remarks came as U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent detailed plans for Iran's economic "asphyxiation." Bessent warned countries that fail to join this campaign of severe consequences.

Raisi maintained that these punitive measures are ineffective and will not achieve the objectives set by the U.S. The president's statement directly challenges the efficacy of the economic sanctions and the broader strategy of isolating Iran financially. The U.S. aims to cripple Iran's economy, but Tehran remains defiant.

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The United States will achieve nothing with economic pressure.

The U.S. Treasury's plan signals a hardening stance, with specific threats directed at nations that continue to engage economically with Iran. This approach aims to compel international compliance through the threat of secondary sanctions, impacting countries' access to the U.S. financial system.

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We are going to be able to bring economic asphyxiation to Iran.