By Sabiu Abdullahi
Iran has warned countries against supporting or joining US sanctions, with a senior security official saying Tehran will regard any state that participates as an enemy.
Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, said countries that join the US pressure campaign against Tehran should expect retaliation against their interests.
The warning comes as Iran faces increasing economic and military pressure from the United States.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country is “in a full-scale economic, military and security war”, while accusing Washington of wrongly predicting that Iran would eventually become another Venezuela.
The latest warning from Tehran also comes amid heightened tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a major global shipping route.
US President Donald Trump reposted a map on his Truth Social account that labelled the Strait of Hormuz as “NEW US Territory”.
Trump shared the map a day after he told supporters at a rally that he regarded the strategic waterway as “American territory”.
The development has added to concerns over the future of the strait, which is a crucial route for international oil shipments.
Meanwhile, tensions have also risen in neighbouring Syria after an Israeli drone strike hit a truck in the village of Beit Jinn in southwestern Syria.
Several civilians were injured in the attack, according to Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates.
The latest developments come as regional tensions remain high, with Iran’s warnings against countries that support US sanctions adding another layer to the confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
