'US economic terrorism' cannot change Iranian people's resolve: VP
Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says economic pressure cannot change the Iranian people’s resolve and would instead produce the opposite effect.
Aref wrote on his X account on Saturday that the government would not allow “US economic terrorism” to undermine economic stability and people’s livelihoods.
“The experience of the Islamic Revolution has shown that economic pressure cannot change the Iranian people’s resolve and instead produces the opposite effect,” he added.
The statement followed US President Donald Trump’s announcement of new economic measures against Iran on Wednesday, accompanied by a warning that countries maintaining economic engagement with Tehran would face consequences.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform that he was announcing “the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country!”
He added that 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.
Earlier, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also reacted to Trump’s announcement, saying the new pressure campaign was doomed to fail like the previous ones over the past 14 years.
In a statement issued on Thursday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the new round of US economic sanctions against the country, stating that the measures amount to “economic terrorism” and “crimes against humanity.”
“Economic sanctions and pressure are the other side of the same coin as military war and aggression,” the ministry said, stressing that Washington’s reliance on both policies has placed global peace and security at risk.
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'US economic terrorism' cannot change Iranian people's resolve: VP
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