Trump returns to economic warfare as Iran strategy stalls
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- Trump's push to end the Iran war has faltered multiple times, with the U.S. military's limited airstrike campaign described as failing to 'move the needle.'
- Trump's threats to 'wipe Iran off the face of the earth' produced no results either, matching the pattern of every escalation tool falling short.
- Diplomatic overtures have repeatedly appeared to break through before collapsing, leaving Trump to snap back to economic warfare as his remaining lever to make Iran 'tap out.'
Why it matters: With airstrikes and annihilation threats exhausted without changing Iran's posture, Trump is down to economic coercion as his last lever — yet cross-coverage headlines show the conflict now sprawls across a Strait of Hormuz toll standoff and Houthi Red Sea attacks that killed Pakistani nationals, meaning sanctions alone cannot close every active front.
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