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Trump says he's 'low keying it' on Iran: 'It will work out'

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President Trump said in a new interview he is “low-keying it” when it comes to the war with Iran as it nears its sixth month "We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump told Axios on Sunday. The president also...

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  1. Axios

    Trump to Axios: "We are low keying it" with Iran (opens Axios)

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    President Trump signaled on Sunday that he's prepared to allow economic pressure on Iran to mount — as opposed to ordering a new military offensive — even as the country continues to defy the U.S. Why it matters: Only a week ago, Trump was on the verge of ordering a return to major combat operations…

  2. Al-Monitor

    Trump says U.S. is 'low-keying it' with Iran, stresses economic pain, according to Axios interview (opens Al-Monitor)

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    WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) - After months of U.S. military strikes on Iran, sanctions and a blockade, President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration is watching economic pressure mount on Iran, according to an interview with Axios.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Trump trades Iran’s annihilation for economic pressure: ‘We are low-keying it’ (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he is moving away from threatening military force in favor of applying economic pressure on Iran to end the war. “We are low-keying it,” he told Axios on a brief phone call. “We are only semi-negotiating with them.

  4. News Nation Now

    Trump shifts to 'low keying it' with Iran as Strait of Hormuz deal nears (opens News Nation Now)

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    "It's like a chess game," Trump told Axios of dealing with Iran.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Trump says US ‘low-keying’ Iran conflict, giving economic pressure time to work (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Washington is 'just watching Iran with its huge inflation,' insufficient funds to pay troops, US president tells reporter; Khamenei's office claims he met Pezeshkian

  6. Breitbart News

    Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Low Keying’ Iran as Economic Pressure Mounts (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is “low keying” its approach to Iran, signaling he is prepared for now to let mounting economic pressure squeeze Tehran rather than launch another major military offensive.

  7. New York Post

    Trump keeping ‘low key’ approach to Iran, choosing economic blows over military strikes: report (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump said Sunday that he would keep a "low key" approach to the Iran war, signaling a willingness to allow economic pressures to crush Tehran rather than start a new military offensive.

  8. Just the News

    Trump says US 'low-keying it' with Iran, relying more on economic pressures than strikes to end war (opens Just the News)

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    The U.S. began attacking Iran in late February after failed attempts to get the rogue Middle East nation to wind down its nuclear-enrichment program.

  9. The Hill

    Trump says he's 'low keying it' on Iran: 'It will work out' (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump said in a new interview he is “low-keying it” when it comes to the war with Iran as it nears its sixth month "We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump told Axios on Sunday. The president also...

  10. Semafor

    Trump ‘low-keying it’ on Iran, as he bets on economic pressure (opens Semafor)

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    "We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money," Trump said in an interview with Axios.

  11. Money Talks News

    Trump Says US ‘Low-Keying It’ With Iran and ‘Only Semi-Negotiating’ (opens Money Talks News)

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    A disrupted oil route has pushed the national average above $4 a gallon, up sharply from the price when the conflict began.

  12. The Jewish Voice

    Trump ‘low-keying’ talks with Iran, opts for economic pressure (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    (JNS) U.S. President Donald Trump signaled on Sunday that he is prepared to let economic pressure on Iran build rather than order a renewed military offensive. “We are low-keying it,” Trump said during a brief phone call with Axios reporter Barak Ravid, adding that Washington was “only semi-negotiat…

  13. The New Republic

    Trump Is Trapped in His YOLO War in Iran (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump is not worried about Iran—at least, that’s the message he’s trying to send to panicked investors, frustrated voters, and vulnerable congressional Republicans. “We are low-keying it” on Iran, the president told Axios’s Barak Ravid on Sunday. “We are only semi-negotiating with them.

  14. Al-Monitor

    Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Keeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump. Yet that is the strategy the American president says he now favors in the war against Iran, and he is betting on economic pressure over diplomacy or new strikes. "We are low-keying it," Trump told news site Axios by phone Sunday.

  15. KVIA El Paso

    What does Trump mean when he says the US is ‘low-keying’ negotiations with Iran? (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — After Iran intensified its demands over the weekend before it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump didn’t threaten new strikes but instead indicated that he planned to choke Iran economically. “We are low-keying it,” he told Axios over the weekend.

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