Iran warns any country joining US sanctions would be an ‘enemy’
Iran has issued a stern warning to other nations, stating that any country participating in US-led economic sanctions will be treated as an enemy. The Iranian government threatened to strike American economic interests in response to continued pressure.
Why it matters
Escalating rhetoric between Iran and the US regarding sanctions poses significant risks to global oil markets and geopolitical stability in the Middle East.
Iran warns that countries joining US economic sanctions against it will be considered enemies. Photo / Ammar Ammar , AFP
Iran has warned countries against participating in the United States’ “economic war” against the Islamic republic, saying they would be considered enemies.
Washington has pushed its allies to jump aboard Donald Trump’s new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy, as the US President’s unpopular war drags toward the six-month mark.
“We declare to all countries ... do not join the economic war waged by the United States,” Mohsen Rezai, the head of Iran’s supreme national security council, said on state television.
“Any country participating in the imposition of economic restrictions against us is considered an enemy.”
If the countries concerned refused to “distance themselves” from the US, Iran would “harm” their interests, he added.
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