# Trump Announces ‘Devastating’ Economic Offensive Against Iran

https://mins.news/en/video/27743

- VOA Chinese, 2026-08-20 20:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06F38UYQsU

> President Trump announced a “devastating” economic offensive against Iran. The program also reports a USCC assessment that China and Russia form the core of an “authoritarian axis,” a suspected North Korean missile launch landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, and Taiwan’s 2027 defense budget surpassing 3% of GDP for the first time.

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