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Iran Warns of Devastating Response to US Sanctions · GNN Daily Breaking News

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  Speaker 1: Iran has issued a stark warning to Washington, vowing a
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  Speaker 1: devastating response if the United States follows through on threats
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  Speaker 1: to sever Tehran's economic lifelines. The declaration comes as tensions
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  Speaker 1: escalate over sanctions targeting Iran's vital oil exports, banking networks,
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  Speaker 1: and shipping routes. Speaking in Tehran, senior officials condemned what
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  Speaker 1: they described as an attempt to wage economic warfare against
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  Speaker 1: the nation. They insisted that Iran would not remain passive
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  Speaker 1: if the US moved to choke off its revenue streams.
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  Speaker 1: Any effort to cut off our economic lifelines will be
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  Speaker 1: met with a devastating response, one official said, signaling that
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  Speaker 1: retaliation could extend beyond economic measures. The warning follows recent
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  Speaker 1: statements from US leaders promising to intensify sanctions in order
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  Speaker 1: to force Iran into compliance with international demands on its
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  Speaker 1: nuclear program and regional activities. Washington has argued that Tehran's
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  Speaker 1: refusal to scale back uranium enrichment and its support for
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  Speaker 1: armed groups across the Middle East leave no alternative but
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  Speaker 1: maximum pressure. Iran's leadership has countered by pledging resilience. Officials
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  Speaker 1: say they will expand trade with non Western partners strengthen
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  Speaker 1: domestic industries and explore new financial channels to bypass restrictions.
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  Speaker 1: At the same time, they have hinted at military options,
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  Speaker 1: including threats to disrupt shipping in the Strait of Hormas,
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  Speaker 1: a critical artery for global energy supplies. International reaction remains divided.
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  Speaker 1: Some allies back Washington's stance, citing concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Others,
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  Speaker 1: particularly in Europe, warn that sweeping sanctions risk destabilizing global
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  Speaker 1: energy markets and deepening hardship for ordinary Iranians. Human rights
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  Speaker 1: groups have also raised alarms, noting that sanctions often hit
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  Speaker 1: civilian's hardest, leading to shortages and rising prices for global markets.
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  Speaker 1: The stakes are high. Oil prices could searche if Iranian
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  Speaker 1: exports are curtailed, while disruptions in shipping lanes would reverberate
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  Speaker 1: across international trade. Businesses with ties to Iran face heightened
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  Speaker 1: risk as secondary sanctions threaten penalties for companies that continue
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  Speaker 1: dealings with Tehran. The confrontation underscores the fragile balance between
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  Speaker 1: economic pressure and geopolitical stability. Whether Iran's vow of a
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  Speaker 1: devastating response is realized will depend on how far Washington
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  Speaker 1: pushes its sanctions campaign and how Tehran chooses to retaliate.