Iran warns neighbours against joining US economic war, threatens action over oil routes

Iran's Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Mohsen Rezaei, on Saturday (local time) warned neighbouring countries against joining the United States' economic campaign against Tehran, saying such participation would lead Iran to consider them enemies. In an interview with IRIB, Rezaei said, "We are telling all surrounding countries not to participate in the economic war with America, otherwise we will consider it an enemy." He said Iran was not seeking escalation but warned that Tehran would respond if neighbouring countries supported Washington's economic pressure measures. "We are not seeking to escalate the war, but i…