'Tremendous consequences': Trump threatens economic punishment on 'any country' helping Iran

President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday the launch of a "most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country" targeting Iran's economy. He vowed "tremendous" punishment for any nation that provides assistance or engages in business with Iran, signaling a significant escalation of economic warfare.

This intensified pressure campaign comes as the conflict nears its sixth month with no clear diplomatic or military resolution in sight. The vital Strait of Hormuz remains significantly disrupted. With the November elections approaching, Trump faces increasing domestic scrutiny over the war's financial burden on U.S. consumers and its toll on the military.

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Today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY! This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale.

"This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale," Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. He explicitly stated that "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." The president did not specify the exact nature of these punitive measures.

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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.