Trump Announces Economic D-Day Against Iran Amid Rising National Debt Concerns
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To break the deadlock, Trump has vowed an "economic D-Day" under which any country that does business with Iran would face "tremendous" economic consequences.
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HuffPostMere hours after bragging that the situation was “so good” with Iran, Trump promised the country would experience “Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.” He also noted that any country that “allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.”
BreitbartPresident Donald Trump declared all-out economic warfare against the Iranian regime in a social media post on Wednesday, comparing his strategy to the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II and threatening “tremendous economic consequences” for any country that does business with Iran.
ABC NewsPres. Trump has vowed "economic warfare" against Iran on an unprecedented scale. The warning comes as the USS Lincoln heads home from its record deployment.
NPR NewsOn Wednesday, Trump wrote "ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences."
New York TimesThe Message Behind Trump’s Threats of ‘Economic Warfare’ Against Iran President Trump’s threats of an “economic D-Day” carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had also condemned Trump's announced pivot to economic warfare, calling it 'economic terrorism' meant to divert attention from U.S.'s economic problems. He said in a social media post that doubling down on failed U.S. policies would further increase anti-American sentiment.
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BreitbartIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Trump’s warning by accusing the U.S. president of using Iran as a distraction from his domestic political problems.
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The Iranian foreign minister was referring to a report on Wednesday that America’s national debt has exceeded $40 trillion, after growing at roughly a trillion dollars every five months. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC that maintaining “maximum economic pressure” would make it unnecessary for a “large-scale kinetic restart” against Iran. Bessent said he would hold a press conference on Monday to outline the details of “the greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world.”
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NPR NewsTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent added in an interview on Thursday with CNBC that Iran will face the "greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world."
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01 BBC News Published Nearly six months after US President Donald Trump vowed a swift victory over Iran, the conflict appears to be at a standstill, with prospects of a military victory or negotiated settlement growing dimmer.
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03 NPR News On Friday, Iran's parliamentary speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the country's main negotiator with the U.S., said Trump's threat of an "economic D-Day" showed Washington was unable to prevail militarily.
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04 HuffPost Critics were quick to point out that the countries aiding Iran during the conflict were the same ones Trump often praises, including Russia. This would make it improbable that Trump would follow through with his ultimatum, thus continuing his pattern of walking back economic and military threats against Iran.
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05 Breitbart “No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me. TRAGICALLY, for them, they have failed to take it,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday evening.
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