# Trump announces ‘unprecedented economic war’ against Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/26746

- TASS, 2026-08-19 23:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175379

> US President Donald Trump announced what he called unprecedented “economic warfare and isolation” against Iran, saying Tehran had failed to seize his opportunity for a deal. He described the planned operation as the most crushing economic action ever taken against any country.

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