Trump is trying to tighten the screws on an Iran numb to economic pain

The United States is preparing to implement additional economic sanctions against Iran, a move President Donald Trump describes as a strategy to increase pressure on the Islamic Republic. These measures follow years of existing sanctions and ongoing military tensions involving the United States and Israel. The administration is expected to formally announce the details of this new campaign at an upcoming news conference.

In response, Iranian officials have dismissed the threat of intensified economic action, characterizing the U.S. sanctions policy as a failure. Tehran maintains that such pressure will not force a change in its national course and argues that the continued need for such measures contradicts previous U.S. claims regarding the successful dismantling of Iran's military capabilities.