The Iranian regime has dismissed President Trump's threats to crush the country economically, saying that years of U.S. sanctions have failed.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf speaks during a 40-day commemoration ceremony for the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at the Imam Hassan Mosque in Karbala, Iraq, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026.
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