Iran’s new Supreme National Security Council leader, Mohsen Rezaei, has threatened neighbors against joining the new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and accused the United States of increasing global nuclear insecurity with months of war. If countries join what he described as the economic war against Iran, they would be considered enemies and “we will target their interests,” Rezaei said in an interview with the state broadcaster.

Meanwhile, Israel has carried out strikes in Syria and in Gaza. In Syria, a drone strike wounded one person in the southwestern Syrian village of Beit Jin, while Israel targeted a Hamas commander in Gaza who advanced terror attacks and took part in efforts to restore Hamas’ underground infrastructure. France and Saudi Arabia are expected to discuss plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz during the Saudi leader’s visit to Paris that starts on Sunday. Proposals include increasing trade through Omani ports outside of the Persian Gulf, expanding or doubling pipelines in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere, and developing new rail links.

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