Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDonald Trump’s administration is preparing to launch an economic D-Day sanctions programme against Iran. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the measure as the greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary. Donald Trump pledged to wage economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale with the toughest sanctions in history. Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that the US actions would be met with an earthquake-like confrontation. Tehran threatened to block oil exports from the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz if neighbouring countries assist the US. In fullIran-US war latest: Trump’s ‘economic D-Day’ arrives as Tehran threatens ‘earthquake-like’ retaliationMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in