{"id":131752,"date":"2026-08-23T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=131752"},"modified":"2026-08-23T11:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T06:15:28","slug":"us-iran-keep-up-hostile-rhetoric-ahead-of-new-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/131752\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Iran keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAIRO \/ WASHINGTON(National Times)- The United States and Iran on Saturday exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday\u2019s scheduled announcement of new US economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran\u2019s key trading partners including China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the war neared six months old, the two sides were not exchanging fire but also not pursuing peace talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the imminent US announcement of new economic sanctions on Iran was an \u201cassertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent member state of the UN\u201d.<br>&#8220;Such secondary sanctions find no foundation in international law,\u201d he said in a post on X.<br>Iran\u2019s supreme national security council chief Mohsen Rezai warned countries against joining the US \u201ceconomic war\u201d against Iran, or else they would be considered enemies.<br>Ghalibaf says neighbours sent messages on shaping regional security arrangements<br>US President Donald Trump, while speaking at an event, said he viewed \u201cthe Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now\u201d and that Iran \u201cwould love to make a deal, but they\u2019re not ready to make the right deal in my opinion\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran, on the other hand, has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait following repeated requests from Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran has received messages from neighbouring nations about \u201cshaping new security commitments and economic cooperation in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe US put the security of every single one of its allies at such risk through bullying and pure disregard for their interests for the sake of Isr\u00adael that they briefly saw their entire existence on the line,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAIRO \/ WASHINGTON(National Times)- The United States and Iran on Saturday exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday\u2019s scheduled announcement of new US economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran\u2019s key trading partners including China. 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