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This article is not considered a psychological operation. It reports on Iran's condemnation of new U.S. sanctions announced by President Donald Trump, which threaten economic consequences for any country doing business with Iran. Iranian officials, including Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, denounce the move as an erosion of national sovereignty and a return to colonial-era coercion, while noting that Iraq has received special permission to send oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz despite the heightened tensions.