Months into a grinding conflict born of military strikes and hardened resolve, Iran and the United States now face each other across a widening economic battlefield. Iranian President Pezeshkian insists his nation negotiates from a position of dignity, while Washington prepares what it calls an unprecedented campaign of sanctions designed to collapse the Iranian state. Neither side has found a path to settlement, and the world watches as two powers, each claiming the upper hand, talk past one another across blockaded waters and frozen diplomatic channels.
Iran claims position of strength as US threatens economic collapse strategy
Pezeshkian claims US attacks on schools, hospitals, and infrastructure; sanctions threaten broader humanitarian impact on Iranian population.