Trump opens ‘economic D-Day’ offensive against Iran as war nears six-month mark
President Donald Trump is seeking to increase the financial pressure on Iran with new secondary sanctions on nations and foreign actors propping up the regime’s economy as the war between the United States and Tehran nears the six-month mark.
TL;DR
- The U.S. is imposing new secondary sanctions on countries and foreign actors supporting Iran's economy.
- These sanctions are labeled as an 'economic D-Day' and aim to pressure Iran into negotiations.
- The U.S. Treasury Department has mapped Iran's oil-smuggling and sanctions-evasion networks.
- Sanctions will be issued in waves, with initial targets and a grace period for others.