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Iran says any country joining new US sanctions would be ‘considered an enemy’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran warns countries against joining the US in its newly announced “economic war” against the Islamic Republic, saying they would be considered enemies.
“We declare to all countries… do not join the economic war waged by the United States. Any country participating in the imposition of economic restrictions against us is considered an enemy,” says Mohsen Rezai, the head of Iran’s supreme national security council, on state television.
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