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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Iranian military leader cautions Gulf neighbors against joining Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’

  • Tehran warned neighboring Gulf nations against participating in President Donald Trump 's proposed "economic D-Day " sanctions aimed at Iran 's financial interests.
  • Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei threatened to target the interests of participating Gulf countries and block oil exports through the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
  • The warnings follow Donald Trump's pledge to wage unprecedented economic warfare and enforce the toughest sanctions in history against Iran.
  • Tehran condemned the planned US measures as economic terrorism.
  • Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated the imminent sanctions violate the sovereignty of independent United Nations member states.

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