Tehran has issued a stern warning to the international community, declaring that any nation that chooses to participate in the United States' economic campaign against the Islamic Republic will be viewed as an adversary. Mohsen Rezai, a senior official within Iran's supreme national security council, emphasized that countries must distance themselves from Washington’s policy of isolation or risk retaliatory actions against their interests. This hardline stance comes as the US continues to urge its global allies to tighten the economic screws on Iran, a strategy that has faced significant pushback from major partners like China.

Escalating his rhetoric, Rezai suggested that Tehran has significant leverage it has yet to utilize in this ongoing confrontation. While the focus has primarily been on military-related targets, the official warned that further economic pressure from the US could trigger a shift in strategy. He explicitly cautioned that if the US persists in its aggressive economic posturing, Iran is prepared to strike at American oil and corporate assets globally, describing any potential escalation as something that would feel like an "earthquake."