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Iranian officials issued a series of warnings on August 22-23 against countries that cooperate with new US economic pressure on Tehran. Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said any nearby state joining Washington's sanctions campaign would be treated as an enemy, and Iran has separately threatened to blockade the Strait of Hormuz in response to the pressure campaign announced by President Trump. On the ground in Tehran, ordinary Iranians expressed divided views on how the country should respond to the intensifying sanctions threat and recover from damage caused by the US and Israeli strikes earlier this year, according to footage gathered by Middle East Eye. The mixed public sentiment underscores growing domestic pressure on the government as it navigates both the economic squeeze and reconstruction after the conflict.