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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Jonathan Yerushalmy

Trump threatens Iran’s trade partners, as military strikes make way for economic pressure

People in Tehran walk past a mural depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
People in Tehran walk past a mural depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Donald Trump has threatened to take economic measures against Iran’s trading partners. Photograph: Majid Asgaripour/Reuters

Donald Trump has announced a new campaign to isolate Iran’s economy, threatening “tremendous economic consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Tehran, a move that could set up a fresh confrontation with China if implemented.

“Today, I am announcing the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Any country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face tremendous economic consequences.”

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