# Trump announces ‘most crushing’ economic operation against Iran

https://mins.news/en/video/26772

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-20 00:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QV1yeXIeYw

> US President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social what he called a “crushing economic operation” against Iran, describing it as unprecedented economic warfare and isolation. He warned that countries helping Iran or doing business with it would face “tremendous economic consequences,” and said the measures would cripple the country. US-Iran talks remain deadlocked.

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