Iran war news LIVE: Iran’s Ghalibaf targets US Treasury Secretary Bessent over ‘Economic D-Day’ sanctions

Iran war news LIVE: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator, has slammed US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over his “Economic D-Day” sanctions. In a post on X on Tuesday (local time), Ghalibaf singled out Bessent and wrote, “Him: ‘Economic D-Day.’ Also him, five seconds later: ‘[lol] why would I want to blow up the global financial system?’ Sir, this ain’t Normandy, this is improv night, and you forgot your own script.” Separately, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei also targeted US President Donald Trump’s administration over the economic sanctions, warning that Washington’s pressure extends beyond Tehran. Chinese…