Iran says it will not 'submit to any threat'

As a reminder, we've had several Iranian responses to the US announcement that it plans to blockade Iranian ports. Most recently, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US and Iran were "inches away" from reaching a deal during peace talks in Pakistan, but Tehran was then met with "maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade". Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Iranian parliamentary speaker who led negotiations in Pakistan, appeared to mock the US decision, writing in a