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US 'will achieve nothing' with its economic chokehold, Tehran says

Pezeshkian's words of defiance came as Iran's deputy foreign minister said a deal with Oman would bar all military vessels from the Strait of Hormuz in an escalation of Tehran's demands that drew opposition from Washington, which has previously threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way".

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00:02The United States will achieve nothing with its new round of economic sanctions, Iranian
00:08President Masoud Pezegkian said on Wednesday.
00:10On Monday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant laid out plans for the economic warfare against
00:17Iran.
00:17Iranian leaders have dismissed the impact of such measures.
00:21Tots between Iran and the U.S. have stalled as the two sides fight over the control of
00:26the Strait of Hormuz.
00:27Meanwhile, Tehran said on Tuesday it would not allow military vessels to transit to
00:32Hormuz and an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman.
00:56He added Iran and Oman reached an understanding on a temporary commercial route.
01:01Traffic into the Persian Gulf from the Gulf of Oman would pass entirely through Iranian
01:07waters, while the outbound route would pass partly through Iranian waters and partly through
01:12Oman's territorial waters.

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