Iran Warns Neighbours Against Joining US Economic Pressure Campaign

Iran Issues Stern Warning to Neighbours Over US Economic Pressure Campaign

Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, delivered the warning during an interview with state broadcaster IRIB. Rezaei stated that Tehran would consider any surrounding country participating in the American economic effort as an enemy.

While maintaining that Iran is not seeking to expand the conflict, Rezaei warned that if regional nations join Washington’s measures, Tehran will harm their interests and ensure that not a single drop of oil will leave the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. In addition to the strait, Iran threatened to target other regional routes used to export oil from the Gulf.

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The Iranian warnings follow an announcement by US President Donald Trump regarding what he termed an “Economic D-Day” campaign directed at Tehran. Trump described the initiative as the most crushing economic operation ever deployed against any nation, urging international allies to stand with the United States to isolate Iran.

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According to Trump, the economic measures target key Iranian financial lifelines, including oil smuggling networks, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, and front companies. Trump asserted that these actions aim to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, maintaining that Washington’s stance is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon and faces very draconian sanctions.

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Iranian Leadership Rejects Washington’s Pressure

Senior Iranian officials have roundly rejected the US economic offensive, arguing that previous sanctions strategies have consistently failed to alter the country’s course.

Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref criticized the pressure tactics, stating that the government will not allow economic terrorism to undermine the stability and livelihoods of the public. Aref argued that the history of the Islamic Revolution demonstrates that economic pressure cannot break the resolve of the Iranian nation.

Similarly, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi dismissed Trump’s announcement as bound to fail and characterized the campaign as a diversion from domestic US challenges, including unprecedented debt and surging interest costs.

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Strait of Hormuz Controls and Regional Implications

Rezaei also addressed the strategic situation surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the waterway remains closed and will not reopen until Washington corrects its behaviour and fulfills its commitments first. He added that discussions with Oman regarding the management of the strait were ongoing and that fees would be imposed.

Amid broader regional tensions tied to the situation, the governments of Iraq and Iran noted that Tehran has facilitated the transit of some ships carrying Iraqi oil through the strait, though specific details remain limited. Meanwhile, regional diplomacy continues as Iranian officials engage with international counterparts regarding the ongoing developments and negotiations.