Trump Threatens Iran With “Economic D-Day” After 6-Month War Kills 18 U.S. Troops
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Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 28
Trump Threatens Iran With “Economic D-Day” After 6-Month War Kills 18 U.S. Troops
3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Aug 28
Summary
Six months into the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, Trump has shifted from predicting imminent victory to threatening “ECONOMIC D-DAY” against any country or business that gives Tehran a financial lifeline.
Aug. 19 sanctions threats marked a turn from mostly faded military exchanges to economic coercion, even as Iran kept the Strait of Hormuz closed until military threats end and sanctions are lifted.
The war has killed at least 18 U.S. service members and wounded 758, while reported deaths reached 3,636 in Iran, more than 4,300 in Lebanon, and 72 Israeli troops plus at least 50 civilians.
Throughout the conflict, Trump repeatedly contradicted his own claims—alternating between saying Iran was finished, talks were productive, and the U.S. might again bomb Iran “into the stone ages.”