Iran Warns of Retaliation Against Countries Joining US 'Economic War'; Tehran Calls Sanctions Push a 'Declaration of War'

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei warned that 'any country that takes part in imposing economic restrictions on us will be regarded as an enemy,' saying Tehran would first negotiate with such states, 'but if they do not act, we will strike.' Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called Washington's planned sanctions an 'assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty over every independent member state,' and Tehran characterized the coming US sanctions push as effectively a 'declaration of war on all nations.' Egypt pressed Iran and Washington to 'return to the diplomatic path,' while talks between Iran and Oman over Strait of Hormuz management continued without a deal.