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Iran Vows to Overcome Unjust US Sanctions · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Iranian leaders are vowing to resist what they describe as
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  Speaker 1: unjust sanctions imposed by the United States as Washington intensifies
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  Speaker 1: its economic campaign against Tehran. The declaration underscores the widening
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  Speaker 1: confrontation between the two governments, with both sides escalating rhetoric
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  Speaker 1: and measures in recent weeks. Speaking in Tehran, officials condemned
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  Speaker 1: the latest round of US sanctions targeting Iran's energy exports,
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  Speaker 1: banking sector, and shipping networks. They argued that the measures
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  Speaker 1: amount to economic warfare designed to weaken the country's sovereignty
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  Speaker 1: and destabilize its economy. Iran must overcome these unjust sanctions,
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  Speaker 1: one senior official said, pledging that the nation would adapt
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  Speaker 1: and endure despite mounting pressure. The US Treasury has described
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  Speaker 1: the sanctions as the toughest in history, aimed at cutting
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  Speaker 1: off revenue streams that Washington says fund destabilizing activities across
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  Speaker 1: the Middle President Trump has insisted that the sanctions are
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  Speaker 1: necessary to force Iran into compliance with international demands on
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  Speaker 1: its nuclear program and regional behavior. Iran's response has been defiant.
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  Speaker 1: Officials say they will expand trade with non Western partners,
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  Speaker 1: strengthen domestic industries, and explore new financial channels to bypass restrictions.
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  Speaker 1: They also warned that attempts to choke off oil exports
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  Speaker 1: could prompt retaliation, including threats to disrupt shipping lanes in
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  Speaker 1: the Strait of Hormas, a critical artery for global energy supplies.
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  Speaker 1: International reaction remains divided. Some allies back Washington's stance, citing
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  Speaker 1: concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Others, particularly in Europe, worry
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  Speaker 1: that sweeping sanctions will deepen hardship for ordinary Iranians and
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  Speaker 1: complicate diplomatic efforts to stabilize the region. For Iran's population,
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  Speaker 1: the sanctions mean rising prices, shortages of imported goods, and
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  Speaker 1: mounting economic strain. Yet officials insist that resilience and self
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  Speaker 1: reliance will carry the nation through. The confrontation highlights the
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  Speaker 1: broader struggle between Washington's maximum pressure campaign and Tehran's determination
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  Speaker 1: to resist external coercion. Whether Iran can truly overcome what
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  Speaker 1: it calls unjust sanctions will depend on its ability to
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  Speaker 1: sustain economic resilience and maintain political unity in the face
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  Speaker 1: of escalating US pressure.