The warning comes after US President Donald Trump announced tougher measures against countries that provide Iran with economic support, raising fears of another regional crisis.
Tehran also said it could stop oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz if the economic campaign continues. Iran has warned that countries supporting US economic pressure could be treated as enemies and face retaliation.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said any country taking part in or supporting the campaign would be considered to be committing an act of war. In a social media post, Rezaei said, “If the economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported, neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere in the Persian Gulf. In a Wednesday post on Truth Social, Trump announced what he called “the most crushing economic operation ever taken” against countries providing Iran with a lifeline. Trump said the move would amount to economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale. He said Iran would first negotiate with countries that joined the US campaign and ask them to stay out of the conflict. He also said Iran would not allow oil to leave the Strait of Hormuz if nearby countries joined the US effort. Rezaei said Iran has learned over the years how to bypass US sanctions and continue selling oil.
Iran has warned other countries not to support the US economic campaign against Tehran. Iran will regard any country’s participation in or support for America’s economic war against the Iranian people as an act of war. Rezaei’s latest warning came after comments by US President Donald Trump. He described the campaign as an “ECONOMIC D-DAY. However, he warned that Tehran could target the interests of countries that refuse.
Rezaei had already issued a similar warning on Saturday during an interview with Iran’s state-run IRIB TV.
