US sanctions 'unlikely to get Tehran to bow down' despite effect on population

France 24 reports that Iran has warned it will respond harshly to expanded U.S. sanctions, including measures against countries it sees as cooperating with Washington. The new pressure comes after weeks of impasse, and Washington is hoping it will finally bring change — though the U.S. has so far failed to dislodge Iran's grip on the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway that carried a fifth of the world's traded oil before the war began nearly six months ago. France 24's Reza Sayah is in Tehran, describing the atmosphere there as the standoff continues.

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