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Iran denounces imminent U.S. sanctions; warns partners against “lifeline” crackdown
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What we know
Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new economic sanctions that officials said could hit Tehran’s oil trade and pressure third countries, including China.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called the forthcoming measures an assertion of extraterritorial sovereignty. U.S. President Donald Trump has separately warned of consequences for any country providing Iran an economic “lifeline,” while Iranian military leaders have pledged strong responses to enemy threats.
What's confirmed
- The Jerusalem Post and other Saturday coverage quoted Iran’s Foreign Ministry denouncing imminent U.S. sanctions aimed at Iran’s oil trade with partners including China.
- Iranian armed-forces leadership had publicly vowed military responses to threats in statements carried Friday–Saturday.
- Trump publicly framed the campaign as cutting economic lifelines to Iran, according to the same weekend reporting.
What's still developing
- The precise text, effective date, and secondary-sanctions reach of the U.S. package had not been fully published in Saturday evening open reporting.
- How China and other oil buyers respond commercially remained unsettled.
- Parallel diplomatic messaging from Tehran about regional security arrangements was reported but not independently verified in detail.
Sources
- Al Jazeera — Baghaei Saturday statement; Trump “lifeline” / Bessent framing link
- Anadolu Agency — Secondary sanctions as extraterritorial sovereignty claim link
- Mehr News Agency — Full Baghaei text on secondary sanctions and UN Charter link
- The Jerusalem Post — Iran Saturday denunciation and regional military warnings link