Summary
- Iran has rejected Washington’s efforts to pressure other countries into restricting their economic ties with Tehran, arguing that independent states should determine their foreign and trade relations according to their own national interests.
- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi criticized US policy in a post on X, responding to remarks by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said Washington had deployed teams to different countries as part of an effort to economically isolate Iran.
- Tehran, however, views the measures as part of a broader US attempt to restrict Iran’s international economic relations and has urged other countries to continue making independent decisions about their commercial and financial ties with the country.
Iran has rejected Washington’s efforts to pressure other countries into restricting their economic ties with Tehran, arguing that independent states should determine their foreign and trade relations according to their own national interests.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi criticized US policy in a post on X, responding to remarks by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said Washington had deployed teams to different countries as part of an effort to economically isolate Iran.
Gharibabadi accused the US Treasury secretary of speaking as though the entire world were under Washington’s authority. He said sovereign governments had the right to decide independently whether and how to maintain economic and commercial relations with Iran rather than follow directives from the US Treasury.
The Iranian official further argued that the era of imposing policies through threats and sanctions was coming to an end. His remarks came amid renewed US efforts to increase economic and financial pressure on Tehran.
Bessent recently said that teams had been sent to engage with governments around the world under his instructions, with the aim of tightening economic pressure on Iran. He also cited measures involving Iranian airlines and financial institutions in Türkiye, Oman and the United Arab Emirates as examples of what he described as progress in Washington’s pressure campaign.
Tehran, however, views the measures as part of a broader US attempt to restrict Iran’s international economic relations and has urged other countries to continue making independent decisions about their commercial and financial ties with the country.
The latest exchange comes as tensions between Washington and Tehran remain high over the conflict, the strategic Strait of Hormuz and prospects for possible diplomatic negotiations.
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