(NewsNation) — Six months after the United States and Israel launched their war in Iran, the Islamic Republic has survived weeks of bombing and the killing of senior leaders.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Friday diplomacy with Washington could still get back on track, but only if the U.S. recognizes economic pressure is not working.

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Araqchi said after talks with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister, Washington needs to build trust, speak respectfully, recognize Iran's rights and honor its commitments.

A U.S. official told Reuters Friday the Trump administration plans to impose limits on Egypt's Banque Misr for doing business with Tehran by revoking U.S. financial access to its branches in the United Arab Emirates.

The official said the proposed rule, if finalized, would withdraw Banque Misr UAE's correspondent banking access to U.S. financial institutions.

Treasury officials separately issued sanctions targeting one Hong Kong-based entity and one person linked to Iran's Bank Melli, according to a notice posted on the department's website.

With the U.S. focused on its economic pressure campaign, others have sought to revive diplomatic efforts to end the war.

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he had stressed during talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran on Thursday the importance of returning to the pre-war status of open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's foreign minister on Friday condemned the latest U.S. economic measures as "state terrorism," calling the sanctions illegal and saying they put the health and livelihoods of millions of civilians at risk.

Iran also urged other countries not to implement the new U.S. sanctions, describing the campaign as a "ruthless tool" meant to inflict pain on Iranians.

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The comments come as the six-month war has reshaped regional security, strained U.S. relationships with Gulf allies and left shipping through the Strait of Hormuz severely disrupted.

In a post on social media Thursday, Adm. Brad Cooper said the Strait of Hormuz has been wiped of all mines.

"We have successfully cleared sea mines in the Strait's international shipping lanes that were laid months ago by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," Cooper said, adding the circumstances around the mission were "challenging and dangerous to say the least, but we got the job done."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Reuters contributed to this story.

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