IRNA quoted Central Bank governor Hemmati saying US sanctions and economic pressure have mainly imposed income and trade restrictions and sought to amplify expectations and temporarily affect market sentiment. He said economic pressure is not a policy but a miscalculation that increases US calculation costs, citing Trump’s pledge to pay $5,000 to each American if Republicans win Congress as an example of those costs.

2026-09-11

IRNA quoted Central Bank governor Hemmati saying US sanctions and economic pressure have mainly imposed income and trade restrictions and sought to amplify expectations and temporarily affect market sentiment. He said economic pressure is not a policy but a miscalculation that increases US calculation costs, citing Trump’s pledge to pay $5,000 to each American if Republicans win Congress as an example of those costs.