Iran central bank chief says Tehran can fund imports despite US pressure

The central bank governor's framing is itself the signal: by tying import financing to a horizon beyond Trump's term, Tehran is arguing that sanctions pressure has not broken its external payment channels. That claim matters most for counterparties and intermediaries who move goods and settle trade with Iran, since their exposure hinges on whether those channels hold. The open question is whether the assertion reflects durable workarounds or is primarily rhetorical reassurance; the statement offers no detail on mechanisms or volumes to test it.