Iranian Vice President Jahangiri and Iranian President Rouhani attend a campaign rally in Tehran last year (AFP)
Radio Farda: US Sanctions 'Highly Effective' – Says Iran's Vice-President
Iran's first vice-president Es'haq Jahangiri has admitted on Tuesday, September 11 that U.S. sanctions against Iran have been "highly effective."
Jahangiri also said that Iran is experiencing "a difficult and sensitive situation," but it has not reached a "deadlock" yet, Iranian Students News Agency ISNA quoted him as saying in a speech in Tehran.
Emphasizing that the sanctions have been highly effective, Jahangiri added, "The U.S. has declared an economic war on us. Meanwhile they are waging a political and media war in order to influence public opinion in Iran."
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei had also accused the U.S. of waging economic and psychological war against Iran, in a meeting with the Assembly of Experts last week.
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