Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian admitted Saturday that U.S. sanctions are hurting the economy, stating the country is in a war situation and must accept wartime conditions. The conflict with the United States and Israel has passed the six-month mark with no signs of either side backing down. President Trump insisted Iran is begging to make a deal while Iranian leaders downplayed the impacts of new sanctions. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged Gulf leaders to identify their real enemy in a message published Sunday. The U.S. has tightened economic pressure, including actions against Banque Misr in the UAE and statements on economic asphyxiation. Oil companies reported record profits with ExxonMobil over $14 billion and Chevron $12.1 billion in the second quarter. President Trump's investment accounts have traded oil and gas stocks. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the U.S. of gaming energy markets via media. Russia and Iran advanced a pipeline deal for 150 million cubic meters of gas per day. Up to 6,000 seafarers on 400 ships remain unable to leave the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military has assisted nearly 1,500 vessels and cleared mines in the waterway.