Iran condemns new US sanctions, calls them ‘economic terrorism’

Iran’s foreign ministry condemned newly announced US economic and trade sanctions on Thursday, saying they targeted ordinary Iranians and amounted to “economic terrorism” and crimes against humanity.

US President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday of sweeping economic consequences for any country that provided what he called “any type of lifeline to Iran,” threatening economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale.

The Iranian foreign ministry said the measures would not weaken Tehran’s resolve to defend its independence, national sovereignty and interests.

Earlier on Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed Trump’s economic punishment plan for Tehran as a continuation of “failed policies,” which he said would bring Washington “further defeat.”

“The so-called ‘Economic D-Day’ is a diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs. Doubling down on failed policies will only bring further defeat – and enmity of Iranians,” Araghchi said in a post on X.

“US economic terrorism threatens global economy and sovereignty worldwide.”

In a post on his Truth Social, Trump said he was announcing “the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY! This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.”

“ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences,” he said.