US threat of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran tests Trump’s China detente
Al Jazeera · 24 Aug 2026

US threat of ‘economic D-Day’ for Iran tests Trump’s China detente

Exerting maximum economic pressure on Tehran would risk blowback from Beijing. Analysts aren’t sure either side is ready to risk ties over Iran. US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it aims to sever “every” economic lifeline sustaining Iran in what officials have warned will be the to


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