# Trump changes Iran strategy, threatens ‘economic D-Day’

https://mins.news/en/video/28540

- CNN, 2026-08-21 14:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CjBbwCRePU

> President Donald Trump vowed to impose “tremendous economic consequences” on countries that continue doing business with Tehran. China rejected his “economic D-Day” threat, saying sanctions serve no party’s interests. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Beijing to “get with the program,” though the US has little leverage over China. Iran also condemned the threat.

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