TEHRAN -- Iran’s central bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati on Saturday dismissed U.S. threats to intensify sanctions, saying U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent should first wait to see the outcome of his earlier prediction before discussing further pressure.
“Bessent still has to count the chickens I told him to count at the end of autumn. He should count them first before talking about winter,” Hemmati said, using an Iranian proverb to mock Washington’s threats.