Iran Warns of Halting Oil Exports if US 'Economic War' Continues

Iran's top security official has issued a stark warning, threatening to cease all oil exports from the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf if the United States persists with its "economic war" against the Islamic Republic. Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, stated on the social media platform X that any nation supporting or participating in the US economic measures would be viewed as engaging in an "act of war."

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If the economic war continues, not a single drop of oil will be exported. neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor from anywhere in the Persian Gulf. Iran will regard any country's participation in or support for America's economic war against the Iranian people as an act of war.

This warning comes amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington, particularly following recent threats of stricter economic sanctions from President Donald Trump. Rezaei's statement underscores Iran's determination to retaliate against what it perceives as economic aggression, highlighting the strategic importance of the Strait of Hormuz as a global oil chokepoint.

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Importing frozen meat to fix meat prices. Okay, that might work. What's the plan for bonds, import frozen yields? Frozen homebuyers for housing? Frozen paychecks for wages? A frozen foreign policy delivers a frozen economy. The only thing still moving? The Iran boomerang.

In parallel, other Iranian officials have publicly denounced the US sanctions. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf employed satirical commentary to argue that such heavy-handed economic restrictions ultimately backfire on the imposing nation. He shared a comic strip illustrating the concept of an "Iran boomerang," where US pressure sanctions were depicted as returning to strike the United States itself.

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The US President says that he has ordered economic warfare and has launched the most severe economic war against Iran. This is a tacit admission of the enemy's humiliating defeat in the military arena.

Furthermore, Sardar Mohebi, spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), characterized Washington's reliance on economic warfare as an admission of a "humiliating defeat" on the military front. He asserted that Iran can effectively manage economic interference to neutralize adverse effects and maintain smooth economic relations. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei also condemned the US sanctions threat, stating that war and sanctions are not the solution.

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