Iran emphasises self-sufficiency in battle against US economic war

Tehran, Iran – Iranian authorities are adamant that their country’s domestic capacities will be able to keep the country’s economy afloat, despite new economic sanctions targeting Iran unveiled by the United States this week.The US aims to use the sanctions to force Iran into submission in the six month-long war between the two countries. But Iran’s government says it is prepared, with Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh referring to a two-year plan on state television on Monday night.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump tells Al Jazeera ‘not in a hurry’ for Iran to return to talkslist 2 of 3Iran, Oman agree on temporary Hormuz route: What we knowlist 3 of 3Why India is sharing missile secrets with its private sectorend of list“We have our own tools and we also know the game,” Madanizadeh said, in reference to Iran’s years of experience in trying to circumvent sanctions. He added that Tehran could potentially “go on the offensive” in a world where the US was no longer the only dominant force, and was confidant that many countries would effectively reject US President Donald Trump’s threats to cut off all links with Iran.Stockpiling essential goods, foreign currencies an...