In a speech broadcast on state television this Sunday (23), Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian once again spoke about the impact of the economic sanctions imposed by the United States on the country and called for solidarity and unity among the population. Pezeshkian highlighted the resilience of the Iranian people as a factor that surprised the world.
The president classified the economic pressure exerted by Donald Trump’s government on Muslim countries as a second ongoing war, taking place in parallel to the military conflict.
In a post on According to him, the countries considered the pressure exerted by the US a threat to the region. “A regional and independent order is what will truly bring peace and security,” he wrote.
Economic D-Day
Last Wednesday (19), Trump announced, via social media, measures to increase the economic blockade in relation to Iran and promised to retaliate against companies and countries that maintain economic relations with the Persian country.
The announcement lost momentum later, when newspapers in the United States reported that the country’s debt exceeded US$40 trillion. Citing the report, Iranian Foreign Minister Sayed Abbas Araghchi considered Trump’s threats a “smokescreen” to cover up the US economic situation.
Diplomatic conflict
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced this Sunday (23) the expulsion of two French diplomats from the country. According to him, the measure occurred because French representatives had interfered in domestic matters by promoting a “secret” meeting in July. On August 18, the two were declared persona non grata not country.
In response, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced via X that he would expel two Iranian diplomats from the country in the coming days and accused the Persian government of having attacked French embassy staff on July 19.
Source: www.brasildefato.com.br
