Iran warns any country joining US sanctions considered ‘enemy’

Iran's supreme national security council head, Mohsen Rezai, has declared that any country joining the United States' economic sanctions against Iran will be deemed an "enemy." Speaking on state television, Rezai warned that such countries would be harming their own interests. The US has been urging its allies to join the campaign to isolate Iran's economy, following the recent six-month-long war on the country's economy under President Donald Trump.

Rezai stated that Iran would retaliate against any nation that fails to distance itself from the US, threatening to strike American economic interests located around Iran and elsewhere. So far, Iran has only targeted military bases, but has vowed to strike any entity that imposes economic sanctions on it. Despite calls from Washington for other governments to join the effort, China has criticized the initiative, arguing that the sanctions will not resolve the conflict in the Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of Iran's major trading partners, has announced the suspension of all trade and financial transactions with Tehran until further notice.