Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Rezaei said in an interview broadcast Aug. 27 that decades of severe US sanctions and a US maritime blockade have not forced Tehran to yield, and characterized prior US and Israeli actions as largely psychological warfare. He said Iran has not specifically targeted US economic interests in the Middle East so far, but warned it will not ignore hostile US economic measures and that reciprocal Iranian economic action could inflict greater economic

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary Rezaei said in an interview broadcast Aug. 27 that decades of severe US sanctions and a US maritime blockade have not forced Tehran to yield, and characterized prior US and Israeli actions as largely psychological warfare. He said Iran has not specifically targeted US economic interests in the Middle East so far, but warned it will not ignore hostile US economic measures and that reciprocal Iranian economic action could inflict greater economic losses on the United States.