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Trump says U.S. is 'low-keying it' with Iran, stresses economic pain, according to Axios interview
Trump says he is letting economic pressure build on Iran as oil prices fall and U.S. consumers feel less pain, according to Axios.
- On Saturday, Brig Gen Hassan Zadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Mohammad Rasulullah Corps in Tehran, said the United States and Israel had "completely failed" to achieve their objectives against Iran.
- US and Israeli attacks on Iran began on February 28, leading Tehran to establish a strategic chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz, a major energy export route that remains largely blocked.
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Iran and Oman are "very close" to an agreement on a new shipping route through the strait, though reopening depends on US compensation, lifting sanctions, and freeing Iranian assets.
- Deputy Defence Secretary Steve Feinberg ordered industry leaders last Wednesday to submit plans within 21 days for faster production of critical munitions, amid reports the US faces critical shortages of anti-missile Patriot interceptors.
- President Trump said the US is "only semi-negotiating" with Iran and is "low-keying it" while monitoring inflation effects on the Iranian economy as midterm elections approach in November.
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Trump says Iran is teetering from his blockade: ‘Praise be to Allah’
President Trump said Wednesday that Iran is reeling from his pivot from military might to economic pressure, so he plans to maintain the U.S. naval blockade on the country's ports for the foreseeable future.
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