‘US put allies at risk for Israel’: Iran says neighbours seek security, economic cooperation amid West Asia conflict
Iran President Pezeshkian on Friday said the war had to end “at some point”, while adding that the world had already “approved our (Iran's) victory”.
Iran has vehemently rejected US President Donald Trump's threat of an "economic D-Day," describing it as "a recipe for an abysmal return to full-scale classic colonialism." Speaking on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei asserted that the US declaration of new economic sanctions against the country is an "assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent Member State of the United Nations."
Trump had previously threatened "the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION" against Iran on social media on August 19, warning that there would be economic consequences for countries continuing to do business with Tehran. Baghaei emphasized that economic coercion designed to force a sovereign state to change its lawful policy choices constitutes an "outright internationally wrongful act," adding that compliance does not guarantee immunity or respect, as it simply acknowledges that banks, enterprises, and airports operate under foreign licenses.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned that those ordering or implementing the levies are liable to prosecution and punishment.
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