Trump warns of punishment for any country that supports Iran: ‘economic warfare’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned of economic consequences against any country that supported Tehran or provided “any type of lifeline to Iran”. “Today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY! This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,” he wrote on social media. “ANY country that allows its financial…
In a stern warning, US President Donald Trump announced plans to impose the "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" on Iran, claiming it would be "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale". Trump's move came as the war with Iran entered its sixth month, with no clear resolution in sight.
The president did not specify the consequences for countries supporting Iran, but listed activities such as oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, and front companies that he deemed necessary to cease immediately. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hinted at forthcoming economic sanctions aimed at severely isolating Iran.
Iran, in response, dismissed Trump's plan as a continuation of failed policies, warning that it would only bring further defeat and enmity among Iranians. The US has been conducting "Operation Economic Fury" to cut off Iran's funding with targeted sanctions. Despite earlier claims by the Pentagon that no such reports were true, Iran has managed to significantly reduce US munition stockpiles.
The conflict began on February 28 with US-Israeli attacks on Iran, which retaliated with missile and drone strikes across the region. The looming Strait of Hormuz, which has been significantly choked off, remains a critical choke point for global oil shipments.
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