Iranian parliament speaker warns US of boomerang effect from tightened sanctions

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned the US against a boomerang effect in light of Washington's planned tightening of sanctions against the Islamic Republic. On the platform X, he shared a cartoon insinuating that the economic war announced by Washington would hit the US itself.

US President Donald Trump had announced on Wednesday that he intends to drastically increase economic pressure on Iran. He spoke of an "economic D-Day" for Iran. He also threatened Tehran's supporters with draconian measures. Trump did not initially provide details of his plans. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to provide information about the project at a press conference on Monday and spoke of imposing the "harshest sanctions in history."

Despite sanction evasion, the economic situation is difficult Iranian state media had appeared relaxed after Trump's announcement. The Tasnim news agency, for example, wrote that the US had been trying for years to cut off all financial and economic ties with Iran. However, Iran had "learned to bypass these restrictions and has meanwhile become very adept at it." Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi expressed similar sentiments on Sunday. Economic warfare was a recurring pattern and part of Washington's long-standing intimidation tactics, he said. Iran had learned to deal with it, he added.

Despite the sophisticated system for evading sanctions, however, economic development in Iran has been under massive pressure for years. The population is suffering from soaring inflation. At the same time, the new head of Iran's National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, threatened oil-rich neighboring countries on Saturday not to participate in an economic war against Iran. Anyone who does so will be considered an enemy, and not a single drop of oil will pass through the Persian Gulf, he said on state television.