After talks with Iran fizzle, Trump turns back to sanctions
President Trump is intensifying economic sanctions against Iran, betting that financial pressure will force the country to abandon its nuclear ambitions. Despite stalled talks and economic instability in Iran, the administration maintains that a total financial collapse will eventually lead to a breakthrough.
Why it matters
This strategy highlights the ongoing geopolitical tension between the US and Iran and the reliance on economic warfare as a primary tool of foreign policy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions — but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war.
Trump’s administration is hoping that months of bombing have pushed Iran’s economy to a breaking point that will force its leadership to cave to demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers.
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