# Iran’s new security chief says neighbours joining US ‘economic war’ will be ‘enemies’

https://mins.news/en/item/29604

- The Guardian, 2026-08-23 03:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/23/iran-new-security-chief-trump-economic-war-enemies-mohsen-rezaei

> Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s new supreme national security council leader, warned neighbouring countries against joining US efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy. He said Iran would consider participants enemies, target their interests and strike oil-shipping routes outside the Gulf, while also threatening American commercial interests in the region.

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