Iran to tackle economic issues, says further attacks will be 'more painful'
Iran said it will intensify reforms and retaliation as sanctions strain the economy and renewed U.S.-Iran strikes widen the conflict.
- On Saturday, U.S. Central Command struck three Iranian tankers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy ships; no American personnel were harmed.
- Six months into the conflict, Iran continues operating its Kharg Island export hub despite being struck 550 times, though the war appears at a stalemate with Iran exporting 90% of its crude via Kharg before the war.
- Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Sunday that the rules of engagement have changed, stating any future attack on Iranian interests will receive a "faster, heavier and more painful response."
- Rejecting the idea that U.S. sanctions would force political change, Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh asserted on Sunday that responsibility for reforming Iran's economy rests with the government and Iranian people.
- The IRGC Navy warned U.S. forces to avoid unauthorized waterways or face targeting, while the Economy Ministry's Economic War Headquarters intensifies efforts to resolve war-related economic disruptions.
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The Iranian President of Parliament announces a tougher approach in conflict with the US. The era of proportional reactions is over.
The United States must understand "before it is too late" that the rules of the game in the war against Iran have changed, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammed Baker Kalibaf said, a day after the United States attacked several Iranian tankers in the Persian Gulf.
The Speaker of the Iranian Majilis, Mohammad Bagher Galibaf, stated that the attacks by the Iranian army on American bases had put US leaders in a position of total powerlessness.
Iran to tackle economic issues, says further attacks will be 'more painful'
The U.S. campaign to throttle Iran's economy by blockading its oil exports and stopping sanctions evasion is growing increasingly difficult to withstand, three senior Iranian sources said.
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