Iran Warns Countries Against Joining in US Sanctions
Iran said countries joining U.S. sanctions would be treated as enemies as trade with the United Arab Emirates was suspended and Strait of Hormuz traffic slowed.
- On Saturday, Iran warned neighboring countries against joining the United States' "economic war," threatening to target their interests and prevent oil exports from the Persian Gulf if they cooperate with Washington.
- Tensions escalate as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent prepares to announce "the toughest sanctions in history" on Monday, while Iran's Foreign Ministry denounced the move as an "assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty."
- Traffic remains halted in the Strait of Hormuz, with only four commodity ships sailing on Thursday, as Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaee claimed Iran should manage the vital waterway.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Saturday that Tehran will not make concessions, emphasizing the need to move beyond the current "no war, no peace" situation while maintaining national strength.
- Washington continues pressuring China, which buys more than 80% of Iran's oil, though Rezaee warned that any further action by President Donald Trump would trigger a response with "earthquake-like force.
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On Saturday, Iran warned other countries not to participate in the "economic war" declared by the United States against Iran, saying that if they did, they would be considered enemies.
He named American oil and other companies operating in the region as targets.
"We declare to all countries around us and to all the countries of the world: do not join the economic war waged by the United States," said Mr. Rezai on state television, after Washington announced a strengthening of economic sanctions designed to increase pressure on Tehran. If the countries concerned refused to "take their distance" from the United States, Iran would "affect" their interests," he added.
These countries are our enemies, said an Iranian official, and called on them to refrain from the American initiative.
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