# Will Donald Trump’s new sanctions against Iran work?

https://mins.news/en/video/29963

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-23 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpA8StpoVz4

> After nearly six months of war, the United States appears to be changing its approach to Iran. Donald Trump says Washington will launch what he calls a “crushing economic operation,” as efforts to reach a deal to end the war stall. The US is urging other countries to join what it describes as the world’s greatest coordinated economic isolation campaign, while Iran says participants will be treated as enemies.

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