The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, warned this Saturday that Tehran will respond against the interests of neighboring countries that decide to support the economic pressure campaign promoted by the United States against the Islamic Republic.
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The statements come after the U.S. president, Donald Trump, announced midweek an “economic operation” against Iran, an initiative he presented as a process of “unprecedented scale isolation” and for which he urged his allies to provide support.
“If the countries surrounding Iran join the United States in its economic war against Tehran, we will attack their interests,” warned Rezaei, according to statements collected by the Iranian state channel IRIB.
Similarly, the leader pointed out that if the nations of the region collaborate with Washington, Tehran will prevent the export of oil through the Persian Gulf and will also act against other routes used to export crude from the area.
The secretary added that Iranian authorities are prepared to take action against American oil companies and other businesses with interests in the Middle East, thus raising the tone of the warnings directed at Trump and his allies.
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The threat is framed in a scenario of growing tension between Iran, the United States, and Israel. On February 28 of this year, U.S. and Israeli forces carried out coordinated attacks against Iranian territory, just two days after the conclusion of the third round of talks on the nuclear program held in Switzerland.
In mid-June, the two attacking powers reached a memorandum aimed at stopping hostilities. However, the North American head of state declared on July 8 that the ceasefire had been nullified, after which the U.S. and Iran exchanged attacks again.
Since then, Washington and Tehran have maintained indirect contacts with the mediation of several Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to reach a new agreement to end hostilities and establish conditions for a negotiated exit to the conflict.
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