Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the United States would achieve nothing through newly announced sanctions against Iran. Speaking to Iran’s ISNA news agency in response to the measures, he said Washington could not accomplish anything through economic pressure at this stage, just as it had not achieved anything through war.

Pezeshkian said Iran would firmly resist economic pressure, as it has done so far, and would continue to do so in the future. His remarks followed the announcement of a new round of US sanctions targeting Iran.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the sanctions campaign, which Washington has called “Operation Economic Outcast.” Bessent said the operation would target Iran’s financial network worldwide. He also warned that countries and institutions maintaining commercial ties with Tehran could face secondary sanctions.