Iran-US war latest: Tehran vows ‘further defeat’ for Trump after ‘Economic D-Day’ threat

Donald Trump has declared an “Economic D-Day” against Iran , threatening sanctions on any nation offering a lifeline to the Middle Eastern country.

“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 US president warned on Truth Social Wednesday. “Oil smuggling, swap lines, cash transfers, exchange houses, ship registries, front companies — It all needs to stop NOW. You know who you are”.

“This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY, and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat”, Trump added.

Meanwhile, Iran has threatened to target any Gulf states assisting the US in the conflict, after the United Arab Emirates accused Tehran of launching two ballistic missiles in the first such incident since May.

“Nothing is hidden from our eyes”, Iran’s army chief Ali Abdollahi said, adding, “We warn: Any assistance and facilitation to the aggressive US army is tantamount to participation with the US military forces”.

The UAE defense ministry said the missiles targeted "maritime traffic" based on its assessments. Both missiles fell into the sea, it said.

The former Archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of asserting the UK’s Christianity to “channel anti-Muslim feeling”.

Rowan Williams, who served as the Church of England’s leading bishop for 10 years until 2012, acknowledged there is an “inevitable scepticism these days about some claims to religious conviction”.

Iraqi Airways has resued flights to Iran after a suspension since the beginning of the US and Israel's war on Iran, which prompted the closure of Iranian and Iraqi airspace.

The airline began operating nine weekly flights to Rasht yesterday after receiving approval from Iranian authorities, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization said.

Flights to Tehran and Mashhad will resume next week, according to officials.

Australia summoned Israel's ambassador and expressed outrage at a decision by its military not to pursue criminal proceedings over the death of an Australian aid worker in a 2024 airstrike ⁠in Gaza.

The Israeli military said it had found no basis to investigate the killings of seven aid workers with the World Central Kitchen charity, including Australian Zomi Frankcom, after a fact-finding and assessment procedure.

"This decision falls far short of ⁠the accountability we expect," foreign minister Penny ​Wong ⁠said, adding that Australia was outraged by the decision. "Democracies seek and accept higher standards. The Australian government will not stop pressing Israel ⁠for justice for Zomi and her colleagues."