Iran threatens to halt oil exports from the Persian Gulf if economic pressure is applied.
24-08-2026 16:07 Iran Politics
shantnews.am Tehran is ready to halt oil exports from the Persian Gulf if economic pressure is applied on Iran, stated Mohsen Rezaei, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.
«If the economic war continues, then not a single drop of oil will be exported through the Strait of Hormuz or from the Persian Gulf region,» Rezaei said, according to Press TV.
He also warned that Tehran would consider support from other countries for U.S. plans to exert pressure on Iran's economy as an act of war.
In early August, U.S. President Donald Trump announced his decision to start an «economic war» against Iran to reach agreements on contentious issues desired by Washington.
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