Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Iranian parliament, argued that US attempts to strengthen economic sanctions are unfair and Iran needs to develop plans to overcome them. He criticized the US and Israel for trying to weaken Iran through economic warfare and psychological warfare, arguing that they cannot militarily conquer Iran. Ghalibaf stressed the need to strengthen economic cooperation between Iran and Iraq to reduce dependence on the US dollar. These remarks came after the US Treasury Secretary announced the implementation of "the strongest sanctions in history" against Iran, aiming to bring down the Iranian regime.
