Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.’ plans to impose tough new sanctions. “The United States’ declaration of new economic sanctions on Iran is far more than continued unlawful ‘economic warfare’ against a single country,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said in a post on X. “It is an assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent Member State of the United Nations.” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that the Trump administration’s plan to crush Iran’s economy will likely negate the need for major U.S. military operations against…
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