Key facts
- Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei banned actions that harm social cohesion.
- Khamenei urged authorities to avoid statements that could weaken national motivation.
- The directive was issued amid geopolitical tensions and internal pressures.
- Iran condemned new U.S. sanctions as 'state terrorism' and a 'crime against humanity'.
- The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Egypt's Banque Misr for dealings with Tehran.
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has issued a directive banning any actions deemed to be harmful to social cohesion. In a written statement published on Friday, Khamenei also called on authorities to refrain from making statements that could weaken national and public motivation. The directive comes amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and internal pressures within Iran. Concurrently, Iran condemned new U.S. economic sanctions as 'state terrorism' and a 'crime against humanity.' The U.S. Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on Egypt's Banque Misr for its business dealings with Tehran.