Iran's President Pezeshkian Says Sanctions Cause 'Many Problems', Defends US Deal

In late August 2026, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged that the country is facing 'many problems' due to US sanctions, but he defended a potential deal with the United States as the best option for peace. Speaking during Government Week, he also honored martyred Iranian statesmen. Pezeshkian dismissed new US sanctions threats as 'desperate' and predicted they would fail, while an Iranian official described the US 'economic war' as a recurring scenario that Iran knows how to confront. Meanwhile, Iran's parliament reviewed a bill on countering foreign infiltration.