{"id":2648886,"date":"2026-08-24T11:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-opens-economic-d-day-offensive-against-iran-as-war-nears-six-month-mark\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T11:59:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:59:47","slug":"trump-opens-economic-d-day-offensive-against-iran-as-war-nears-six-month-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-opens-economic-d-day-offensive-against-iran-as-war-nears-six-month-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump opens \u2018economic D-Day\u2019 offensive against Iran as war nears six-month mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-opens-economic-d-day-offensive-against-iran-as-war-nears-six-month-mark%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648886&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is pushing to tighten economic pressure on Iran by implementing new secondary sanctions targeting nations and foreign entities supporting Iran\u2019s economy, as the US-Iran conflict approaches the six-month mark. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to announce these sanctions, described as an \u201ceconomic D-Day,\u201d aiming to compel Iran to negotiate or capitulate. The US has already mapped Iran\u2019s oil-smuggling and sanctions-evasion networks to maximize the sanctions&#8217; effectiveness, which will be rolled out in phases. Initially,some countries will face immediate penalties,while others will have time to sever ties with Iran. These measures continue the longstanding US and Western sanctions against iran\u2019s energy sector and partners, with the goal of crippling Iran\u2019s financial system to end its nuclear and military capabilities. Experts believe these economic pressures could lead to the collapse of Iran\u2019s economy, pushing the regime into a weakened position. The overall objective is to cut off Iran\u2019s economic lifelines until the regime is isolated, reflecting a strategy focused on economic rather than military victory.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4694467\/trump-white-house-insiders-replacement-legislative-affairs-chief\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> is seeking to increase the financial pressure on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> with new secondary sanctions on nations and foreign actors propping up the regime\u2019s economy as the war between the United States and Tehran nears the six-month mark.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will announce the increased sanctions, labeled as an \u201ceconomic D-Day,\u201d on Monday. The move is meant to pressure Iran to either capitulate or begin negotiating in good faith.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4698072\/trump-opens-economic-d-day-offensive-against-iran-war-nears-six-month-mark\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump opens \u2018economic D-Day\u2019 offensive against Iran as war nears six-month mark<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4696864\/doj-rubio-foreign-service-board-tighten-executive-powers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>DOJ says Rubio should have final say over Foreign Service board in latest bid to tighten executive powers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4694010\/trump-economic-warfare-dday-iran-war\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump demands allies assist with new \u2018economic D-Day\u2019 campaign against Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source familiar told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>the U.S. has \u201cmapped Iran\u2019s oil-smuggling and sanctions-evasion network\u201d to ensure the secondary sanctions are as effective as possible. The Treasury Department plans to issue the sanctions in waves, with an initial list of countries targeted immediately. Countries not initially targeted by Monday\u2019s penalties but engaging in economic activity benefiting Iran will be given time to cut ties before penalties are imposed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. and Western countries have maintained sanctions against Iran\u2019s energy sector and its partners for decades. Treasury officials did not specify which sectors the new sanctions would affect, but said that any business conducted with Iran could be targeted both now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent argued in an op-ed published over the weekend that the new economic pressures brought against Tehran would completely collapse the Iranian financial system, as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4688641\/trumpworld-karoline-leavitt-replacement-woman\/\">Trump<\/a> looks to conclude the war via economic, not military, means.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4692040\/iran-war-strain-us-efforts-deter-china\/\"><strong>IRAN WAR PUTS NEW STRAIN ON US EFFORTS TO DETER CHINA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPresident Donald Trump and the overwhelming might of our military have significantly dismantled Iran\u2019s military capabilities and weakened its nuclear programme. Now we are entering the endgame,\u201d he wrote in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cb865200-1a06-40be-86a3-10ee2bb05804\"><em>Financial Times<\/em><\/a>. \u201cPresident Trump has decimated Iran\u2019s economy to a point where the rial has never been weaker and inflation has rarely been higher. The regime\u2019s final refuge now lies in the self-deception of fearful nations that still believe accommodating aggression can secure a durable peace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe world should understand that our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains the tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAs a great wave of American resolve comes ashore, are Iran\u2019s enablers willing to wager their future against it?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to impose new sanctions on Iran&#8217;s allies soon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2648887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26167462219033.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[45628,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2648886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economic-sanctions","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26167462219033.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648886"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648886\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648889,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648886\/revisions\/2648889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}