Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’
Mohsen Rezaei said neighboring countries that back U.S. sanctions will be treated as enemies and warned Iran could block oil exports through the Gulf.
- 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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Tehran wants to treat all states that support Trump in its new sanctions campaign as enemies, which is a message to the Arab oil states.
Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said on Saturday that "any country that participates in imposing economic sanctions on Iran is considered an enemy." Rezaei added in a statement to state television, "We say to all neighboring countries and all countries of the world: Do not join the economic war being waged by the United States."
Iran has threatened all countries with a classification as "enemy" who participated in the economic war announced by the US.
Strait of Hormuz will not open until US corrects its behaviour: Iran's Mohsen Rezaei
Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Mohsen Rezaei, on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and will not reopen until the United States fulfils its commitments
Mohsen Rezaei, the new leader of the top security body, also threatened to attack U.S. economic interests in the region
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