{"id":823554,"date":"2026-08-23T22:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T22:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/823554\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T22:02:09","slug":"iranian-security-chief-says-support-for-new-us-sanctions-would-be-act-of-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/823554\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian security chief says support for new US sanctions would be ‘act of war’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new head of Iran\u2019s top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country\u2019s support for new U.S. economic measures<\/a> against the Islamic Republic as an \u201cact of war,\u201d while Iran\u2019s president defended a memorandum of understanding<\/a> with the United States as the best way out of the stalled conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday is expected to announce the new measures after the U.S. vowed to impose an \u201cunprecedented\u201d level of economic warfare and isolation on a country that has lived for decades under sanctions<\/a>. Also Monday, Pakistan\u2019s army chief is expected to visit Iran as mediators try to revive talks.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, attacks calmed on the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> but posturing did not, as a recently created Iranian authority<\/a> listed dozens of vessels it said will face restrictions on future transits.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Sunday. Full coverage can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s security chief sharpens warning to neighbors<\/p>\n

The hard-line leader of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, issued his latest warning on X, with the comments quickly shared by Iranian state media.<\/p>\n

It came a day after Rezaei\u2019s most extensive public comments since being named to the post this month.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf (Trump) wants to do something, we will retaliate in a seismic manner,\u201d he had told the state broadcaster in an interview that aired late Saturday. He said Iran would target other oil-shipping routes from the Persian Gulf \u2014 alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

Rezaei, a former Revolutionary Guard commander and military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was part of senior appointments widely seen as hardening Tehran\u2019s political and military stance.<\/p>\n

Iranian president wants to move past \u2018neither war nor peace\u2019<\/p>\n

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier Sunday said the memorandum of understanding signed in mid-June was the best way to move beyond a situation of \u201cneither war nor peace,\u201d adding that Tehran can\u2019t attract investment nearly six months after the war began.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is not a single provision in this agreement that amounts to capitulation,\u201d Pezeshkian said in a speech published by state-run IRNA. \u201cThe supreme leader sets the policies, and we will follow that path.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interim deal opened a 60-day period for talks aimed at ending the war and reaching an accord on Iran\u2019s nuclear program<\/a>. That period ended last week with no signs of compromise or extension.<\/p>\n

No attacks confirmed on the strait, but new restrictions<\/p>\n

There were no confirmed attacks in the Strait of Hormuz over the past 48 hours, a multinational coalition overseen by the U.S. Navy said Sunday, with shipping traffic still at reduced levels. The U.S. military said its blockade of Iranian ports<\/a> had redirected 70 commercial ships and disabled three as of Sunday.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s recently created Persian Gulf Strait Authority, sanctioned by the U.S<\/a>., published a list of dozens of ships it said had violated arrangements for transiting the strait and would face future restrictions like fines or seizures. The strait had been considered an international waterway before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

Iran and Oman, on the strait\u2019s other side, are now discussing management of it, which likely will include ships paying fees.<\/p>\n

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Pakistan\u2019s army chief will visit Tehran<\/p>\n

Pakistani Field Marshal Asim Munir<\/a> will lead a delegation to Tehran on Monday, Iranian state television reported, citing Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei.<\/p>\n

Two regional officials said the visit was part of Islamabad\u2019s efforts to de-escalate tensions between the United States and Iran and urge them to return to the negotiating table. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.<\/p>\n

\u2014 By Munir Ahmed in Islamabad<\/p>\n

Iran executes man arrested during January protests<\/p>\n

The Iranian judiciary\u2019s Mizan news agency reported the latest execution connected to nationwide protests early this year, saying Majid Adineh was arrested Jan. 9 in Mohammadshahr, west of Tehran.<\/p>\n

The judiciary said forensic examinations indicated the handgun found on him had been fired on Jan. 8 and 9. Mizan said Adineh had joined the unrest following calls by groups opposed to Iran\u2019s government and alleged that he had received training from groups outside the country. He was convicted under Iran\u2019s law imposing harsher penalties for espionage and cooperation with hostile states.<\/p>\n

Israeli settler arrested in beating of Palestinian amputee<\/p>\n

Police arrested a 16-year-old boy from the Israeli settlement of Avigayil in the beating of a 61-year-old Palestinian, Saeed Muhammad Ibrahim Rabah, outside his home in the occupied West Bank, a year after he lost a leg after being shot by a settler.<\/p>\n

Rabah told The Associated Press that the violence at his home in Khirbet al-Rakeez on Saturday was an effort to make families leave, but \u201cwe will remain, no matter what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Separately, the West Bank Health Ministry said a 14-year-old in the Askar refugee camp in Nablus was shot dead by Israeli forces, who did not immediately comment. The uncle of Islam Maher Ajouri, Nehad Ajouri, called the shooting indiscriminate.<\/p>\n

And Israel\u2019s military said it detained a suspect in a stabbing attack that wounded a 24-year-old Israeli man in the area of al-Auja in the West Bank. Israel\u2019s emergency services said the man was in moderate condition.<\/p>\n

Airstrike in Gaza kills a 4-year-old child<\/p>\n

Four-year-old Mohammed Taha died after an Israeli airstrike hit a central Gaza house on Sunday and wounded at least five others, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, which received the casualties.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s military later said it struck and killed a Hamas commander in central Gaza. The hospital confirmed that the man named, Ismail Abu Ful, was killed.<\/p>\n

An Israeli strike in southern Gaza wounded at least seven people, including three children, according to health officials at Nasser Hospital. The military did not immediately comment.<\/p>\n

And Defense Minister Israel Katz in a statement said he instructed the military to \u201cact immediately and forcefully\u201d to prevent launches of balloons, kites or drones from Gaza toward nearby Israeli communities.<\/p>\n

Before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas-led militants on Israel \u2014 when 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage \u2014 burning kites and balloons<\/a> were sent from Gaza into southern Israel, causing fires and other damage.<\/p>\n

Hamas in a statement Sunday accused Israel of \u201cusing children\u2019s toys as a pretext\u201d for attacks and further displacement of Gaza residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new head of Iran\u2019s top security body warned Sunday that Tehran will see any country\u2019s support for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823555,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[7589,232237,23,1927,251765,28,12,194694,793,5617,801,1570,228242,349019,1569,1568,1576,349020,229484,349021,3,2229,349022,3776,4666,153670,20443,21,19,22,20,25,24,964,800,965],"class_list":["post-823554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-2024-2025-mideast-wars","tag-2024-2026-mideast-wars","tag-america","tag-ap-top-news","tag-asim-munir","tag-business","tag-donald-trump","tag-esmail-baghaei","tag-general-news","tag-hamas","tag-iran","tag-iran-government","tag-iran-war","tag-ismail-abu-ful","tag-israel-government","tag-masoud-pezeshkian","tag-military-and-defense","tag-mohammed-taha","tag-mojtaba-khamenei","tag-munir-ahmed","tag-news","tag-religion","tag-saeed-muhammad-ibrahim-rabah","tag-sanctions-and-embargoes","tag-scott-bessent","tag-tehran","tag-u-s-department-of-the-treasury","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-war-and-unrest","tag-washington-news","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823554\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}