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Trump Pivots Back to Sanctions for Iran as Other Strategies to End His War Fizzle
Sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade have cost Iran $4.8 billion in oil revenue, according to a Pentagon assessment, as Trump pressures for peace talks.
- As the U.S. war with Iran approaches the six-month mark, President Trump is focusing on economic warfare, utilizing crippling sanctions and a naval blockade to pressure Iran into peace talks.
- A Pentagon assessment found the naval blockade has cost Iran around $4.8 billion in oil revenue between April 13 and June 18, demonstrating measurable economic damage.
- Former diplomat Richard Haass said Wednesday that no country is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting President Trump's claim that the U.S. is in "total control."
- Warning of "significant risks," William Wechsler, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism, questioned the administration's "art of persuasion" strategy on Wednesday.
- Tomorrow at 11 a.m., The National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations will host a conversation on "The next phase of the Middle East conflict and Iran's shifting regional position.
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"We are being discreet" with Tehran, Trump says, as "we are limited to observing Iran, with its galloping inflation and its lack of money." The post Iran: Trump now seems to be putting the emphasis on economic pressure appeared first on in.gr.
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Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran
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