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Iran mocks US ‘addiction to sanctions’ as tensions escalate
Iran has mocked the Trump administration's use of economic sanctions, calling it a 'compulsive addiction' that could leave Washington with fewer exit options. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said US Treasury Secretary…
The Story in Brief
Iran has mocked the Trump administration's use of economic sanctions, calling it a 'compulsive addiction' that could leave Washington with fewer exit options. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's claim of 'suffocating' Iran was 'sheer pathos'. Bessent had said sanctions were working and that the US would increase pressure. The exchange comes as Trump rejected Tehran's demand for reparations and instead demanded compensation for Americans killed in conflicts involving Iranian-backed groups. The dispute complicates efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil once passed.
The Indian Opinion
Both Washington and Tehran are acting out tired scripts. The US calls sanctions 'suffocating' and claims they work; Iran calls it an 'addiction' that will backfire. Neither side admits that sanctions have rarely broken a determined regime, nor that unilateral pressure without a diplomatic off-ramp is just a game of chicken. The real test will be whether the Strait of Hormuz reopens, or whether the confrontation turns into a blockade that hurts Indian fuel imports. Numbers on oil flow, not slogans, will settle who blinks first.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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