Iran is threatening to strike countries that are assisting the U.S. in the war, with the country’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghai, specifically referring to the role of the Greek Parliament.
Iran has the right to strike any location used to launch attacks against it, Baghai said on Monday (August 24) Baghai on Monday (August 24), warning countries not to grant the United States access to their territory or facilities.
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He noted that the deployment of U.S. refueling aircraft in Bulgaria was a mistake from the outset and amounts to providing support for the war against Iran.
“Countries have no reason to worry about the Islamic Republic unless they have placed their territory and facilities at the disposal of the United States,” he said, adding that Tehran will show no leniency toward parties involved in attacks.
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He also dismissed reports that the Strait of Hormuz remained open and that millions of barrels of oil were passing through it daily, calling them “media warfare and propaganda.”
Iran’s threats, which demonstrate Tehran’s intention to extend the Middle East crisis to Europe, come just hours before the U.S. announced new, harsh sanctions against Tehran.
It should be noted that both Donald Trump and Scott Bessent are threatening to launch an “economic D-Day” (D-Day) against Iran, with the Treasury Secretary offering a preview of what to expect.
“We are now entering the final phase. At dawn, an economic ‘D-Day’ begins —the largest economic offensive ever launched against an adversary,” he wrote in an op-ed in the Financial Times, one day before a scheduled press conference at which he will announce the measures against Tehran.
“The world must understand that our goal is to cut off every economic lifeline that sustains the tyrannical regime, until Tehran is left isolated,” he said.
Source: CNN Greece
