{"id":15625,"date":"2026-08-23T10:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15625"},"modified":"2026-08-23T10:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T10:42:31","slug":"trumps-d-day-economic-war-on-iran-why-gulf-states-are-most-worried","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15625","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s \u2018D-Day\u2019 economic war on Iran: Why Gulf states are most worried"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133438064,imgsize-966919,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trump-iran.jpg\" alt=\"Trump\u2019s \u2018D-Day\u2019 economic war on Iran: Why Gulf states are most worried\" title=\"The threat comes as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively US territory\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The threat comes as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively US territory\">The threat comes as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively US territory<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump is preparing to take his campaign against Iran into a new phase, with Washington threatening tougher sanctions and economic isolation in a bid to force Tehran into accepting a deal.<!-- --> But the strategy carries a major risk for the Gulf: Iran could respond not by capitulating, but by attacking the region\u2019s energy infrastructure and alternative oil-shipping routes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The warning came from Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed head of Iran\u2019s Supreme National Security Council, who said Tehran would retaliate against neighbouring countries that joined what he described as the US \u201ceconomic war\u201d. Iran, he warned, could target oil routes outside the Strait of Hormuz and the interests of countries supporting Washington.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cIf Trump wants to do something, we will retaliate in a seismic manner,\u201d Rezaei said in an interview with Iranian state broadcaster IRIB. He also warned that US commercial and economic interests in the region could become targets if Washington imposed further sanctions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The threat comes as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively US territory. He has said Washington controls the waterway through its naval blockade and has even floated the idea of formally declaring it American territory. The comments have added to concerns among Gulf states already caught between Washington\u2019s economic pressure campaign and Tehran\u2019s ability to disrupt regional trade.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Why Gulf states fear an economic war could become military<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Trump\u2019s strategy is aimed at achieving through economic pressure what months of US and Israeli military action have failed to accomplish \u2014 forcing Iran to accept Washington\u2019s terms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>According to analysis cited by the South China Morning Post, the next phase could involve sanctions targeting countries and companies that continue doing business with Tehran, potentially affecting major trading partners such as China, India, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>But that pressure could carry serious consequences for the Gulf. Iran has already demonstrated its ability to use drones and missiles against US bases and civilian infrastructure across the region. Any escalation could put oil facilities, ports, power plants and other critical infrastructure at risk.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The Strait of Hormuz is particularly important. Before the war, the narrow waterway carried around a fifth of global oil supplies. <!-- -->With Iran maintaining leverage over the strait, Gulf producers have a powerful reason to fear any strategy that could provoke Tehran into widening the conflict.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>US economic pressure is also coming as Iran faces severe financial strain. Its oil exports have reportedly been virtually halted by the blockade, while inflation has surged above 80% and the rial has continued to lose value. The International Monetary Fund has forecast a 6.1% contraction in Iran\u2019s economy this year.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Yet economic pain has not translated into capitulation. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has argued that Tehran needs to break out of the current \u201cneither war nor peace\u201d situation and defended a June memorandum with Washington as a possible route towards a settlement.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/middle-east\/trumps-d-day-economic-war-on-iran-why-gulf-states-are-most-worried\/articleshow\/133438059.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The threat comes as Trump has repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz is effectively US territory US President Donald Trump is preparing to take his campaign against Iran into a new phase, with Washington threatening tougher sanctions and economic isolation in a bid to force Tehran into accepting a deal. 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