Hindustan Times
AsiaPac · 26 mins ago
Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran
Keeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump.Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against IranYet 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."We're only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money."The billionaire has since repeated that he is keeping the option of striking Tehran on the table, but prefers to stress the economic damage inflicted on the country through economic sanctions."Iran is broke, totally broke and they're not paying their soldiers," Trump said Monday in the Oval Office.He has repeatedly claimed, most rec
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