# ‘Tremendous costs’: Can Trump stop other countries from trading with Iran?

https://mins.news/en/item/27420

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 14:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/tremendous-costs-can-trump-stop-other-countries-from-trading-with-iran?traffic_source=rss

> Donald Trump has announced what he calls the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran and threatened severe consequences for countries that continue doing business with Tehran. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the threats as a diversion from the US’s debt and rising interest costs. The article examines Iran’s falling oil and non-oil trade and its main partners.

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