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Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran

Headline from The Hill, from the development of Aug 10, 2026

Newest development Aug 12, 2026 · 3 reportsTrump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran America’s depleted arsenal of premier offensive and defensive weapons is undermining President Trump’s leverage with Iran.

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    Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran

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    Trump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out

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  1. Al Jazeera

    What’s behind Trump’s shift to economic pressure on Iran? Will it work? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Months into the war, Trump is returning to squeezing Iran's economy rather than military offensive for now.

  2. Local News 8

    Trump’s Iran strategy depends on economic pain. The pain is mounting (opens Local News 8)

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    By Tim Lister and Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Deepening poverty, rising household debt, rampant inflation, hidden unemployment. The indicators for Iran’s economy signal a deepening crisis on multiple fronts – and at least one official news outlet is not shy about reporting it.

  3. Fox News

    Trump bets economic pressure can squeeze Iran as regime’s own failures deepen the pain (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump says he is "low-keying it" with Iran as sanctions and a naval blockade compound Tehran's financial crisis and inflation.

  4. The Hill

    Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran (opens The Hill)

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    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump struggles to gain leverage with Iran America’s depleted arsenal of premier offensive and defensive weapons is undermining President Trump’s leverage with Iran.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Trump’s Iran strategy mirrors Tehran’s: Just wait it out (opens Washington Examiner)

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    TRUMP: ‘IRAN IS BROKE, TOTALLY BROKE’: President Donald Trump has given up for now on his bellicose “last chance before decapitation” military threats, and is back to relying on economic pressure to bring Iran to heel.

  6. Religion News

    Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations and other Mideast developments (opens Religion News)

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    (AP) — Here’s a look at the latest developments in the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Monday (Aug. 10).

  7. Washington Times

    Trump grapples with cycle of violence, diplomacy and economic pressure as Iran war nears sixth month (opens Washington Times)

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    President Trump predicted in March that his military "excursion" into Iran would last several weeks. Instead, he's been trapped in a doom loop of violence and negotiations for nearly half the year, hamstrung by an aversion to deploying U.S.

  8. New York Post

    Trump floats ‘easy, relaxed’ Iran war phase with control over economy: ‘I’m their banker’ (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump said Tuesday that he's considering maintaining the Iran war with an "easy, relaxed" approach that focuses increasingly on inflicting economic pain.

  9. Blaze Media

    Trump's Iran strategy is the one America needs (opens Blaze Media)

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    America is engaged in negotiations to end the war in Iran on terms favorable to the United States. It is difficult to believe this will be achieved through negotiations alone, however hopeful President Trump is about the prospects.

  10. The Hill

    Trump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump’s efforts to bring the Iran war to an end have faltered several times. The U.S. military’s limited airstrike campaign did not move the needle. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the face of the earth didn’t either.

  11. The Hill

    Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran (opens The Hill)

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    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran President Trump is turning his focus on economic warfare, leaning on crippling sanctions and a U.S.

  12. The Brunswick News

    Trump pivots to economic squeeze of ‘entrenched’ Iran regime (opens The Brunswick News)

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    WASHINGTON — The U.S. military campaign against Iran has so far failed to force the regime to capitulate. The Trump administration is betting once again that suffocating economic pressure will do the job. Facing a shortfall of necessary munitions and…

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