Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’
Mohsen Rezaei said countries joining Washington’s pressure campaign would be treated as enemies, and Iran could block oil exports and charge shipping fees.
- On Saturday, Mohsen Rezaei, leader of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, threatened neighbors against joining U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran's economy, warning they would be considered enemies.
- President Trump recently vowed to impose an "unprecedented" level of economic warfare on Iran, while Rezaei's appointment this month is widely seen as hardening Tehran's political and military stance.
- "We will target their interests," Rezaei said, vowing to disrupt shipping routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz if neighbors join the economic war and warning Iran will "retaliate in a seismic manner" if the U.S. acts.
- Meanwhile, Tehran has helped some ships carrying Iraqi oil transit the Strait of Hormuz; Iraqi President Nizar Amidi confirmed this facilitation Saturday, though compensation details remain unclear.
- Arguing that international monitoring provides no protection against attack, Tehran claims the United States has increased global nuclear insecurity, signaling a shift toward a more aggressive regional posture.
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Iran shifts to offensive posture
TEHRAN — Major General Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), warned on Saturday that the Islamic Republic will respond decisively to any country joining Washington’s economic warfare against the nation.
There is still no agreement in the Iran war. The US threatens with an "economic war", Tehran reacts sharply. Everyone who participates in it is seen as an "enemy". However, Iran's economic problems seem to grow.
The war between Iran and the United States exceeds six months and has become a financial pulse following Donald Trump’s threat of “tremendous economic consequences” to any country that does not stop doing business with the Islamic Republic. While waiting to know the concrete measures the United States thinks of, which will be announced in the coming hours by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent , Iran appealed to the eye for an eye and assured that …
Top security official's comments are a fresh sign of Iran's readiness to go on the offense
One of the most powerful figures in Iran has said that the US campaign of maximum economic pressure will fail — in a further sign that Iran’s hardline leadership is unwilling to compromise despite a deepening economic crisis. “The world has realized that (US President Donald) Trump’s bluster is nothing but empty talk,” said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, in an interview yesterday. Rezaei’s remarks are ano…
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.
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The New York LedgerIran warns of ‘seismic’ retaliation ahead of major new U.S. economic sanctions push
Key Iranian officials warned over the weekend of "seismic" retaliation against the country's Middle East neighbors and the U.S. ahead of the Trump administration's massive new economic sanctions push, expected early this week.
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