{"id":140867,"date":"2026-08-30T06:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=140867"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:20:52","slug":"iran-vows-to-resist-sanctions-as-war-passes-6-month-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/140867\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran vows to resist sanctions as war passes 6-month mark"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Iran said on Saturday that it would stand firm against what it described as \u201cunjust\u201d sanctions and conspiracies, while signaling that diplomacy remains possible alongside its stated readiness to defend its national interests militarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged the economic pressure caused by sanctions, marking one of the clearest public admissions of vulnerability from a senior Iranian official since the conflict began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are in a war situation, and we must accept these wartime conditions,\u201d Pezeshkian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His remarks came as the war passed the six-month mark on Aug. 28, with no clear indication that either side was prepared to back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian officials have continued to portray the sanctions as part of a broader campaign against the country, while maintaining that Tehran is open to a diplomatic path forward. At the same time, Iranian leaders have stressed that military capabilities will remain central to defending the country\u2019s interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that Iran is seeking a deal. This week, he said Tehran was \u201cbegging to make a deal,\u201d although Iranian officials have publicly sought to downplay the impact of the latest sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump initially predicted that the war would last six weeks, but has since said it will continue \u201cas long as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contrasting statements underscore the widening gap between Washington and Tehran as diplomatic signals continue alongside military and economic pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s admission of the sanctions\u2019 economic impact could indicate growing pressure on the government as the conflict continues, although Tehran has not signaled any willingness to abandon its broader positions in response to the measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Iran said on Saturday that it would stand firm against what it described as \u201cunjust\u201d sanctions and conspiracies, while signaling that diplomacy remains possible alongside its stated readiness to defend its national interests militarily. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged the economic pressure caused by sanctions, marking one of the clearest [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":140868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-middle-east"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran vows to resist sanctions as war passes 6-month mark<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Iran said on Saturday that it would stand firm against what it described as \u201cunjust\u201d sanctions and conspiracies, while\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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