Iran's Araghchi says Trump's 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from US domestic problems

Iran's Araghchi says Trump's 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from US domestic problems Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi responded to threats made by Donald Trump to launch 'economic warfare' against Tehran, saying that this would be a diversion from America's economic problems. "The so-called 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from America's own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs," he wrote in a post on X. "Doubling down on failed policies will only bring further defeat - and enmity of Iranians

Localisation: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: politics
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:01:39 +0100