Iran Dismisses New US Sanctions as Ineffective

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Wednesday that the United States will achieve nothing with its new sanctions campaign, as the two nations remain locked in a months-long war and a tense standoff over the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking at a high-level economic meeting in Tehran, Pezeshkian asserted that Iran would withstand the economic pressure just as it had weathered the military conflict. The remarks came days after the Trump administration launched "Operation Economic Outcast," a sweeping sanctions initiative targeting Iran's aviation, shipping, gold, technology, and digital asset sectors. U.S.