Trump's 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from US domestic problems — Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday that the U.S. "Economic D-Day" against Iran was a diversion from America's economic problems and warned that further pressure would fail.
August 20, 2026
Jana Choukeir and Nafisa Eltahir/Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington D.C., U.S., August 19, 2026.
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DUBAI - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Thursday that the U.S. "Economic D-Day" against Iran was a diversion from America's economic problems and warned that further pressure would fail.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced what he called the "most crushing economic operation" ever taken against a country, targeting Iran with economic warfare and isolation.
-Reporting by Jana Choukeir and Nafisa Eltahir; Editing by Toby Chopra/Reuters
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