Iran war
Iran warns USA of boomerang effect of economic war
Updated August 23, 2026 – 7:40 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
The military fighting in the Iran War has subsided. The USA now wants to bring Tehran to its knees economically. Iran warns of possible consequences.
The Iranian parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has USA given the of Washington Planned tightened sanctions against the Islamic Republic warned of a boomerang effect. On the X platform he shared a comic that suggested that the economic war announced by Washington would affect the USA itself.
US President Donald Trump had announced on Wednesday that the economic pressure on the Iran want to increase drastically. He spoke of an “economic D-Day” for Iran. He also threatened supporters of Tehran with draconian measures. Trump did not initially provide any details about his plans. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to inform about the plan at a press conference on Monday and spoke of the “toughest sanctions in history” that they want to impose.
Despite evading sanctions, the economic situation is difficult
Iranian state media appeared calm after Trump’s announcement. The USA has been trying for years to stop all financial and economic relations with Iran, wrote the Tasnim news agency. However, Iran has “learned to circumvent these restrictions and is now very adept at doing so.” Despite the sophisticated system for circumventing sanctions, economic development in Iran has been under massive pressure for years. The population is suffering from a sharp increase inflation.
The new head of the Iranian National Security Council, Mohsen Resai, threatened on Saturday that the oil-rich neighboring countries would not take part in an economic war against Iran. Anyone who does this will be viewed as an enemy and not a drop of oil will pass through the Persian Gulf, he said on state television.
