Tehran, Aug. 10 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Tuesday criticised the US administration over its sanctions policy, accusing Washington of being "addicted" to economic restrictions after US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reportedly claimed that sanctions were "suffocating" Iran.

In a post on X, Baqaei said the repeated use of sanctions reflected the United States' inability to pursue diplomacy.

"The US Secretary of the Treasury has boasted of 'suffocating' Iran through economic sanctions. Beyond its sheer pathos, the claim is a stark testament to America's compulsive addiction to sanctions", Baqaei said.

He further alleged that whenever Washington fails to achieve its objectives through diplomacy, it...