Trump: Iran to face the 'most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country' | DW News

US President Donald Trump is threatening an all-out assault on Iran's economy. Trump said on social media that Iran would face "economic warfare on an unprecedented scale." He also threatened what he called "tremendous economic consequences" for any country or business providing Iran with any type of lifeline. DW News spoke with Miad Maleki, a senior fellow with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Chapters:
00:00 Trump opens a new front against Iran
00:42 What is Trump's "economic D-Day"?
01:24 Iran rejects the threat
01:52 Expert analysis: Miad Maliki joins the discussion
05:36 Can Iran still evade sanctions?
06:52 China, oil and Iran's economic lifelines
09:56 Can Iran withstand more pressure?

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