Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Rezaei warned that if economic warfare against Iran continues, not a drop of oil will be exported from the Strait of Hormuz or anywhere in the Persian Gulf. He said Tehran will regard any country that participates in or supports US economic measures against the Iranian people as committing an act of war.

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On the 23rd Iran’s oil minister Paknezhad said a gas field in southern Fars province contains proven reserves exceeding 7.5 trillion cubic feet (TCF); with an indicated recovery rate above 72% this implies roughly 5.7 TCF recoverable. He said the gas is sweet, lowering development and extraction costs, and that the discovery includes substantial condensate volumes that could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars to the state.