Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuDonald TrumpTrump, Netanyahu and the Iran questionHow Iran war fallout may shape US electionsWho won and lost in Florida primariesA visual guide to redistrictingLive updates, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s newly announced sanctions campaign, calling the ‘so-called Economic D-Day’ a diversion from domestic American issues.liveThis video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities.Al Jazeera LiveBy Federica Marsi, Yasmeen Eltahan and Hala Al ShamiPublished On 20 Aug 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s newly announced sanctions campaign as a diversion from domestic American issues, warning that the “so-called ‘Economic D-Day'” would only bring further defeat to Washington.
This comes after Trump announced the launch of an unprecedented “crushing economic operation” against Iran after the two countries failed to reach a deal, warning that any country offering Tehran a lifeline will face severe financial retaliation.
