In response to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant's threats regarding the tightening of sanctions against the Islamic Republic, Abdul Nasser Hamati, head of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, said that he must not judge the results of the work ahead of time and "count the chickens at the end of the fall." On Saturday, November 23, on the sidelines of the cabinet meeting and in an interview with state television, Hamati said that it is still too early to talk about winter. He added: "We have provided almost 30.3 billion dollars in foreign currency and will continue to provide foreign exchange needed for basic products and medicines.