VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs.”
Abbas Araghchi · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
Araghchi dismissed Trump's sanctions threat as a distraction from US economic problems in a post on X.
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