# Iran could harm US economic interests in response to sanctions, security official says

https://mins.news/en/item/34958

- TASS, 2026-08-27 22:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178611

> Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Tehran would take unspecified countermeasures affecting US interests in the Middle East if Washington intensifies economic pressure and sanctions. He said the shift shows that a military solution to the conflict has produced limited results.

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