Why 'D-Day' was destined to be a dud

On August 19, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that “ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences . . . It all needs to stop NOW. . . This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY.”Far from crippling Iran’s “ability to project terror worldwide,” or ensuring that “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” the White House’s new measures will not force Iran’s capitulati

Source: Responsible Statecraft