Iran Dismisses Trump’s 'D-Day' Economic Operation as US Distraction Amid Crisis

Iranian officials responded on Thursday morning to US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an unprecedented economic operation against Iran, calling it a distraction from America’s own internal crisis. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized the move, highlighting the US’s unprecedented debt and rising interest costs, warning that doubling down on failed policies would only lead to further defeat and increased hostility toward Iranians.

Trump declared the operation, dubbed "D-Day," on his social media platform Truth Social, framing it as the most crushing economic campaign ever launched against any country. He claimed Iran had missed its best chance for a deal and described the campaign as economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale. Trump threatened economic consequences for any country maintaining financial or governmental relations with Iran, including through business dealings or airport usage.

Araghchi condemned the US economic terrorism as a threat to the global economy and sovereignty. Trump’s announcement followed statements by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who promised unprecedented measures combining economic isolation and a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz to prevent any goods from entering or leaving Iranian ports. Trump emphasized that Iran would never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons and called on allies to isolate and defeat the Iranian threat.

The US did not specify the details of the new economic measures, but the rhetoric signals a significant escalation in sanctions and diplomatic pressure aimed at curbing Iran’s regional influence and nuclear ambitions.