Iran has called on the United Nations to condemn the United States’ expanded sanctions against Tehran, characterizing the measures as acts of “economic terrorism” that exceed U.S. legal authority and compel other nations to alter lawful trade relations. The U.S. Treasury Department announced the new sanctions on Monday, targeting companies and vessels alleged to be involved in supporting Iran’s nuclear and missile programs as well as its oil revenue streams. The sanctions focus on five key sectors, including digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping, which Washington says are critical to sustaining Iran’s economy.

In a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, the Security Council president, and member states, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the international community to denounce what Tehran terms “Operation Economic Outcast,” the U.S. campaign against Iran’s economic activities. Araghchi urged the UN to evaluate and report on the sanctions’ humanitarian and human rights impacts, particularly regarding access to food, medicine, healthcare, energy, transportation, and humanitarian aid.

Addressing Moscow’s Al Jazeera network, U.S. President Donald Trump stated he was “not in a hurry” to restart negotiations with Iran and described the combination of economic measures and military pressure as “effective,” claiming that Iran’s economy was “falling apart” and that the U.S. was “winning very big.”

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei criticized Washington’s Iran policy on social media platform X, dismissing it as “pure parody.” Baghaei highlighted the targeting of Bahrain—a nation with minimal economic ties to Iran—and the halting of already limited Iranian sports and academic exchanges as examples of futile sanctions, suggesting the U.S. was sanctioning “the already sanctioned” and presenting it as a coalition effort.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed Tehran’s willingness to establish joint security arrangements with neighboring countries. Proposing a mutual security and nonaggression treaty, Pezeshkian emphasized that Iran’s overture was grounded in its war experience and not a position of weakness.

In a parallel diplomatic development, Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani held discussions with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Tehran. According to the Qatari Foreign Ministry, the two officials explored an interim framework for the Strait of Hormuz, including the establishment of a temporary shipping corridor and a joint project to clear mines from the vital waterway.

Political analyst Gokhan Ereli of Ibn Haldun University in Turkey interpreted the U.S. administration’s stance as an indication that Washington believes sustained pressure is yielding results. He noted that President Trump’s willingness to defer negotiations signals a calculation that delay imposes greater costs on Iran than on the United States. Ereli further remarked that Qatar’s diplomatic engagement is a response to the vacuum created by the U.S. approach, with Gulf states seeking to manage the regional instability that might otherwise worsen amid prolonged tension.