Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Right · Published: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:05:59 GMT

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump bets on economic chokehold on Iran over military strikes, for now Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Trump administration’s economic pressure on Iran is hurting the regime “the most right now,” but did not...

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: US threatens severe sanctions against countries with economic ties to Iran — www.theguardian.com
Center-Left: Mark Carney's defiance of Trump has Canada cheering — www.axios.com
Center-Right: Trump administration proposes new H-1B visa fee — thehill.com
Center-Right: Supreme Court upholds Trump's order to overhaul mail-in ballots — www.axios.com
Center: Maggie Haberman flags the 'tepid' tell in Mike Johnson's response to Kushner meeting — www.rawstory.com
Center: 'Bad for thee but not for me': Erin Burnett torches Trump with his own mail ballot words — www.rawstory.com
Right: Bessent unveils sanctions designed to cripple Iran — www.axios.com
Right: 5 ways Iran's economy is wilting under Trump's pressure — www.axios.com
Right: Bessent doubles down on Trump warnings: 'Entering the endgame' on Iran — thehill.com
Right: Republicans sprinting from Trump as polls sink with 'no end in sight': ex-insider — www.rawstory.com

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