Iran threatens countries that join US sanctions with retaliation
What's new: Tehran warned it would treat participating states as enemies as Washington presses allies to cut trade with Iran.
Iran warned on Aug. 22 that any country joining US sanctions would be treated as an enemy, sharpening Tehran’s response to President Donald Trump’s campaign to isolate the Iranian economy. Mohsen Rezai, head of Iran’s supreme national security council, told state television that states taking part in the “economic war” against Iran would face harm to their interests if they did not pull back from Washington. He also threatened US oil and economic companies near Iran, saying Tehran had so far targeted only military bases. The warning came as Washington pushes other governments, including China, to support its sanctions drive. The United Arab Emirates, one of Iran’s major trading partners, suspended trade and financial transactions with Tehran on Aug. 18.
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