Donald Trump warns countries allowing "any type of lifeline to Iran" would face economic punishment

President Trump threatened on social media that the United States would impose severe economic punishment on Iran, warning that foreign governments, companies, or public bodies that helped Iran weather the pressure would face consequences. Iran’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement carried by state broadcaster IRIB, dismissed the threat as unlawful and akin to military aggression, saying those who enforced such measures could be prosecuted and that Washington would bear responsibility for any fallout. The exchange followed the collapse of efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and came after Trump shared a map depicting the waterway as U.S. territory and claimed Iran had been badly defeated. Iranian officials, including a senior general and a deputy foreign minister, pushed back, insisting Tehran would not be intimidated and would decide the strait’s status.