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Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran

The Hill · August 19, 2026 at 8:02 PM

Trump announces ‘most crushing economic operation ever’ against Iran

President Trump announced Wednesday evening the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER” against Iran amid negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil trading waterway that has been effectively closed since early March.

“This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Trump said any nation...

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