Trump threatens economic consequences for Iran partners; Australia protests Israeli probe decision

US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with an "economic warfare". Meanwhile, Australia summoned Israel's envoy over the 2024 death of an aid worker in an Israeli strike in Gaza. DW has the latest.

US President Donald Trump announced the "most crushing economic operation" ever against Iran. Trump said any country providing “any type of lifeline to Iran” will face "tremendous" economic repercussions. Iran's media dismissed Trump's threat.

Israel warns Turkey against 'dangerous adventures in Syria'. Turkey says it will continue supporting Syria's sovereignty after Israel bombed a Syrian air base and accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of dragging his country into "dangerous adventures" there.

Armed gunmen seized a tanker in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, maritime security agencies said Thursday. "The tanker has reportedly been boarded by six armed persons, who are now in control of the vessel and redirecting it towards Somalia," the European Union's Maritime Security Centre Indian Ocean (MSCIO) said.

Israelis began moving into the settlement of Kadim in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Samaria Regional Council said. The council said that 30 families had moved into the reestablished settlement, hailing the move as a "historic milestone." They were accompanied by far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and regional council head Yossi Dagan. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law.

Iran has slammed US President Donald Trump's "Economic D-Day" punishment plan against Tehran as a diversion from his country’s economic problems. "The so-called ‘Economic D-Day’ is a diversion from America's own crisis: unprecedented debt and surging interest costs," Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X.

The United Kingdom has summoned Israel's charge d'affaires in London as it condemned Israel’s move to launch a tender for a controversial West Bank settlement project. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Wednesday called the move "an unacceptable and destructive act," saying that it would "endanger the viability of a two-state solution".

Australia on Thursday summoned Israel's ambassador to protest a decision by its military to not launch criminal investigations into the death of an Australian aid worker during a 2024 Israeli air strike on Gaza. Australian national Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom was among a group of seven World Central Kitchen employees killed on April 1, 2024. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said relations with Israel were "difficult" after the decision.