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Trump Launches Operation Economic Outcast to Isolate Iran

8/27/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump launched Operation Economic Outcast, a sanctions campaign to isolate Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified the war has cost the United States $37.5 billion.
President Trump and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, starting the war with Iran.
Negotiations aimed at Iranian denuclearization and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, yet no deal emerged.

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U.S. President Donald Trump launched Operation Economic Outcast, a sanctions campaign to isolate Iran.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified the war has cost the United States $37.5 billion.
President Trump and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury on February 28, starting the war with Iran.
Negotiations aimed at Iranian denuclearization and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, yet no deal emerged.