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Donald Trump on Wednesday posted that he intends to inflict on Iran “the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!” “This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,” the president said. On Thursday, Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s minister of foreign affairs posted on X screenshots from various news outlets reporting that the US national debt had reached $40tn for the first time in history. US economic terrorism threatens global economy and sovereignty worldwide.”
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