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Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran

The Hill · August 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM

Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on Iran

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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