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Analysis | Washington’s dilemma over Iran: Avoiding war or avoiding a deal?
Aug 25, 2026 06:46Pars Today – An analysis of the behavior and statements of US government officials indicates that Washington is effectively at a loss over how to deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran and is caught between the options of war and a deal.
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Senator Murphy calls US sanctions on Iran a “show”
Aug 25, 2026 08:49Pars Today – Democratic US Senator Chris Murphy described the Trump administration’s new sanctions against Iran as a publicity stunt and empty rhetoric, saying none of Trump’s war aims against Iran had been achieved.
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Araghchi: U.S. economic pressure will fail
Aug 24, 2026 05:30Pars Today – Iran’s Foreign Minister, referring to U.S. economic threats against Iran, said: “This move of theirs will fail.”
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Brig. Gen. Mohebbi: No need to worry about economic war
Aug 24, 2026 07:02Pars Today – The spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), responding to Trump’s economic war against Iran, stressed: “We have repeatedly announced that we have a scenario for every hostile action by the enemy.”
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Iran’s First VP: We won’t let economic pressure change Iranian nation's will
Aug 23, 2026 05:19Pars Today — Iran’s First Vice President said that economic pressure is incapable of changing the determination of the Iranian people.
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Araghchi to US officials: Same old movie doomed to fail
Aug 22, 2026 05:41Pars Today — Iran’s Foreign Minister has responded to claims by US officials that they are imposing the most devastating economic operation in history against the Iranian people.
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spox warns: US economic campaign declaration of war on all governments
Aug 22, 2026 08:02Pars Today — Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the new US economic sanctions against Iran as tantamount to a declaration of war on all governments, warning that the ultimate outcome would be the complete erosion of national sovereignty and pave the way for a disastrous return to outright and all-encompassing colonialism.
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Beijing opposes US unilateral sanctions on Iran, supporters
Aug 22, 2026 05:52Pars Today — China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson stressed that Beijing considers any unilateral US action against countries supporting Iran to be illegal.
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Former U.S. State Department spokesperson: Sanctions tree against Iran has been cut down
Aug 21, 2026 06:52Pars Today — Alan Eyre, a former Persian-language diplomat and spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, said the new sanctions against Iran are a sign of the Trump administration’s desperation, adding that “the tree of sanctions against Iran has been cut down.”
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Iran’s Foreign Ministry: New U.S. sanctions constitute economic terrorism
Aug 21, 2026 12:37Pars Today — Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the latest U.S. economic sanctions against Iran, describing the move as an instance of “economic terrorism” and a “crime against humanity.”