Iran warns countries against joining in US sanctions

Iran has cautioned countries against collaborating with the United States in its economic warfare against the Islamic republic. President Donald Trump's campaign to isolate Iran's economy is now in its sixth month. Mohsen Rezai, head of Iran's supreme national security council, declared on state television that any nation participating in the imposition of economic restrictions against Iran would be deemed an enemy. Rezai warned that if other nations do not distance themselves from the US, Iran will harm their interests.

Rezai also claimed that Iran has other strategies in the war, stating that they have only targeted military bases so far. However, if the US continues to impose economic sanctions, Iran will target American oil and economic companies in and around Iran. He emphasized that if President Trump takes action, the confrontation will be like an earthquake.

The US has urged other governments, particularly China, to join its efforts to isolate Iran's economy. However, China has criticized the initiative, stating that American sanctions will not resolve the conflict in the Middle East. Iran's major trading partner, the United Arab Emirates, has suspended all trade and financial transactions with Iran until further notice.

The US Treasury Secretary is scheduled to hold a press conference tomorrow and is expected to announce the toughest sanctions in history on Iran. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the US of asserting extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent member state of the United Nations, arguing that such secondary sanctions have no foundation in international law.

President Trump warned that the US would observe what happens in the conflict and that countries providing any type of lifeline to Iran are not ready to make the right deal.