Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’
Iran's foreign minister has dismissed new US economic sanctions as a desperate measure, while the Iranian president acknowledges the country is facing significant economic hardship. The Iranian government has warned that neighbors who cooperate with US economic pressure will be treated as enemies.
Why it matters
Escalating tensions between the US and Iran threaten regional stability and global economic cooperation.
A man in Tehran reads a copy of the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri with a cover story about US economic sanctions. A man in Tehran reads a copy of the Iranian daily newspaper Hamshahri with a cover story about US economic sanctions. US-Israel war on Iran Iran’s foreign minister calls threat of new US economic sanctions ‘desperate’ Abbas Araghchi says country is unbowed but president Masoud Pezeshkian admits its people face ‘many problems’
Prefer the Guardian on Google Iran’s foreign minister has dismissed the threat of a fresh round of US economic sanctions as a “desperate” ploy, even as its president acknowledged that the Iranian people are facing “many problems” amid Washington’s efforts to isolate and debilitate the country’s economy.
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