Rezaei: Iran will target interests of countries backing U.S. economic pressure campaign

Iran will move against the interests of any government that assists the United States in its economic campaign against the Islamic Republic. The warning came from Rezaei, identified as a top Iranian security official, in remarks broadcast on state television. The threat, by his framing, is not limited to Washington.

State television carried the statement without specifying which governments fall within scope or detailing what form retaliation would take. Rezaei characterized the posture as a direct answer to what he called American economic warfare against Iran.

The operative fact is the reach. Any government aligned with U.S. sanctions enforcement now sits, according to Rezaei's remarks, inside Tehran's stated response perimeter.