# Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation’ against Iran

https://mins.news/en/video/27213

- TRT World, 2026-08-20 11:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQvjl-_3GQ

> US President Donald Trump has announced new economic sanctions against Iran, describing them as the “most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country”. Middle East analyst Moamen Gouda of Hankuk University assesses the announcement.

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