“14 years ago: ‘Most crippling sanctions in history.’ Failed,” Araghchi wrote on his X account on Friday.

“8 years ago: ‘Maximum pressure.’ Failed. 5 months ago: ‘Unconditional surrender.’ Failed,” he added.

“Today: ‘Most crushing economic operation ever.’ Bound to fail,” he noted.

“We have seen this movie before. Same bull. Different bullies,” Araghchi stressed.

On October 12, 2012, Barack Obama, by posting a message on the social media platform Twitter, had quoted his then-Vice President Joe Biden regarding sanctions against Iran: “These are the most crippling sanctions in the history of sanctions. Period.”