{
  "id": 2045658,
  "title": "Trump says US launching 'economic warfare' against Iran, warns countries not to back Tehran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/trump-says-us-launching-economic-warfare-against-iran-warns-countries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T00:04:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-us-launching-economic-warfare-against-iran-warns-countries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the United States is launching the \"MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY\", describing it as Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale. The president noted that Iran's navy has been eliminated, its air force destroyed, military factories reduced to rubble, and the country's currency rendered worthless. He added that Iran's economy hangs by a thread.\n\nTrump warned that any country supporting Tehran in any capacity will face \"TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences.\" However, he did not specify which nations or outline the precise actions the U.S. might take. He referred to this as an \"ECONOMIC D-DAY,\" urging all allies to stand with the United States to isolate and defeat the Iran threat. Trump emphasized the resolve of the U.S., stating that these maniacs are on the ropes and that these \"HISTORIC MEASURES\" will cripple Iran and its capability to project terror globally. He declared that Iran will never acquire a nuclear weapon.",
  "summary": "Trump says US launching 'economic warfare' against Iran, warns countries not to back Tehran US President Donald Trump announced that the US is launching the \"MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY\". \"This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale. Their navy is gone, their air force is destroyed, their military factories are now rubble, their…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}