Iran warns of retaliation against countries joining US ‘economic war’

Warning comes after Trump said he will impose ‘most crushing’ sanctions to isolate Iran and weaken its government.Iran has threatened to retaliate against any country that joins the United States’s “economic war” against it, as Egypt pressed Tehran and Washington to “return to the diplomatic path” and end their five-month old conflict.The warning from Iran’s top security official on Saturday came as the US plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on Tehran’s economy.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iranian president says time to end war with US from ‘position of strength’list 2 of 3Iran says new US sanctions violate sovereignty of other stateslist 3 of 3Iran grants permission for some Iraqi oil tankers to pass through Hormuzend of listMohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, told the IRIB state broadcaster that Iran was appealing to all countries around the world, including its neighbours, not to join the US’s “economic war”.“Any country that takes part in imposing economic restrictions on us will be regarded as an enemy,” he said, warning of a “seismic” retaliation.Rezaei described Iran’s strategy as a three-stage sequ...