Iran warned its neighbors about the consequences of joining the US sanctions

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezai, said that Tehran is ready to strike not only oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, but also alternative oil export routes from the Persian Gulf if the states of the region join Washington's anti-Iranian sanctions. His words were quoted on August 22 by the Iranian state television and radio company IRIB in the Telegram channel.

"We are warning all neighboring countries.: Do not participate in an economic war with the United States, otherwise we will consider you enemies. We do not seek to expand the conflict, but if Iran's neighboring countries support an economic war with the Americans, we will harm their interests," Rezaei stressed.

He added that if neighboring states support American restrictive measures, "not a drop of oil will leave the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz." In this case, according to the secretary of the council, Iran will target other oil export routes from the region, which means expanding the geography of possible attacks on all key oil arteries.

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