Iran says it plans new Gulf 'exclusion zone', threatens US with new missiles
By Enas Alashray CAIRO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Iran threatened the United States with "economic warfare" on Tuesday and said it had fired an advanced missile at U.S. warships, underscoring the risks of further escalation in the war only days after both sides traded blows again. The six-month-old war has been marked by a cycle of pauses followed by periodic flare-ups, with the U.S. last reporting…
Iran has announced plans to establish a new restricted maritime zone near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council. The zone will start at what Tehran calls the US Navy's blockade line and extend into parts of the Gulf. Rezaei warned that vessels entering the zone would be placed on an Iranian sanctions list.
Iranian officials have also threatened economic warfare against the US. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned that any further US attacks on Iranian assets could trigger retaliation against energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including American oil and gas interests. Qalibaf stated that "strike our assets and you get struck" in response to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who had described Iran's oil tanker fleet as "defenceless".
The restricted maritime zone and potential retaliation come amid escalating tensions between Iran and the US, with both sides exchanging attacks over the weekend. According to Al-Monitor, Iranian state media reported that Iran fired the Qassem Basir missile at US warships. The situation has raised concerns about the disruption of global energy supplies and the impact on oil prices, which have climbed to near six-week highs.
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