Trump Turns Back To Sanctions Against Iran
8 hours ago
President Donald Trump is shifting his strategy in the war with Iran back toward economic pressure as diplomatic and military efforts have failed to produce a lasting agreement with Tehran.
The Trump administration is betting that months of U.S. military action, combined with renewed sanctions, have pushed Iran’s economy close enough to a breaking point to force its leaders to accept American demands. Those demands include addressing Iran’s nuclear program and fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the critical shipping route through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil passed before the war.
Trump has argued that Iran is nearing financial collapse, while his administration maintains the United States can use its economic leverage to outlast Tehran. Iran, however, has endured decades of U.S. sanctions and continues to demand concessions from Washington as part of negotiations over the strait.
The renewed sanctions push comes as negotiations remain stalled over control of the Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran has insisted the waterway will not simply return to its prewar status, while the Trump administration has rejected Iranian demands to charge vessels for passage.
The Trump administration is betting that months of U.S. military action, combined with renewed sanctions, have pushed Iran’s economy close enough to a breaking point to force its leaders to accept American demands. Those demands include addressing Iran’s nuclear program and fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the critical shipping route through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil passed before the war.
Trump has argued that Iran is nearing financial collapse, while his administration maintains the United States can use its economic leverage to outlast Tehran. Iran, however, has endured decades of U.S. sanctions and continues to demand concessions from Washington as part of negotiations over the strait.
The renewed sanctions push comes as negotiations remain stalled over control of the Strait of Hormuz and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran has insisted the waterway will not simply return to its prewar status, while the Trump administration has rejected Iranian demands to charge vessels for passage.
