Trump’s Plan to Squeeze Iran’s Economy Will Live or Die in Dubai
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President Donald Trump is introducing another war strategy against Iran in a familiar way: with a threat written in capital letters.
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@THE LEDE Good morning! Today is Friday, the 21st of August, 2026 and this is the Friday Edition of GEORGE. GEORGE closes the workweek by bringing the week’s key stories into focus, including developments readers may have missed in the course of a busy week. Here is the reporting, commentary, and context needed before the weekend begins. A D-Day plan aims to squeeze Iran’s economy; Mr. Trump’s plans for yet another grand ballroom run headlong in…
LONDON - Arab Jerusalem: The Wall Street Journal published a report confirming that President Trump's efforts to force Iran to surrender by strangling its economy will depend heavily on restricting one of the country's largest economic lifelines: Dubai.
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