'We are going to collapse this regime': Inside the US plan to target Iran's economy
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President Donald Trump announced a fresh slew of sanctions against Iran.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the country's allies that they were either "with us or against us" on economically isolating Iran, after Trump announced a fresh slew of sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
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Donald Trump asserted that no one has given Iran a greater opportunity to make a deal than him.
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"No one has given the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater opportunity to make a Deal than me.
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Donald Trump stated that Iran has failed to take the opportunity.
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TRAGICALLY, for them, they have failed to take it.
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Donald Trump announced the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country.
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Therefore, today, I am announcing the MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION EVER TAKEN AGAINST ANY COUNTRY!
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Donald Trump said the operation will be economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale.
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This will be Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale,
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A U.S. official said new action is expected.
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While the specific details weren’t known immediately, a U.S. official said new action is expected.
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Scott Bessent stated that the United States will collapse the Iranian regime.
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“We are going to collapse this regime,” Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said in an interview with CNBC
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warning other countries that insist on doing business with Iran will face the force of the U.S. government.
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Donald Trump declared that this will be an Economic D-Day.
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“This will be an ECONOMIC D-DAY,
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and we need all of our Allies to stand with the United States of America to isolate, and defeat, the Iran threat.
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These maniacs are on the ropes, and these HISTORIC MEASURES will cripple them and their ability to project terror worldwide,
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The President's focus appears to be on economic levers rather than diplomatic or military means.
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The announcement comes as the President’s focus appears to be on economic levers at this point in the conflict, rather than diplomatic or military means.
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The administration's focus is on squeezing Iran economically versus militarily.
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The administration’s focus is on squeezing Iran economically versus militarily, according to a U.S. official
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The administration believes Iran is facing internal strife, particularly with its economy.
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The administration believes Iran is facing internal strife, particularly with its economy
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The administration believes the military campaign has helped put a chokehold on Iran.
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and that the military campaign has helped put a chokehold on it
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The administration suggested Iran will be forced to make a deal.
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Iran will be forced to make a deal.
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If we are doing the maximum economic pressure then that means likely there will not be a large scale kinetic restart but I would emphasize that is for now,
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U.S. military strikes have appeared to pause earlier in the week.
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Earlier in the week, as U.S. military strikes have appeared to pause,
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Donald Trump said there were no conversations going on with Iran.
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Trump said there were no conversations going on with Iran.
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A source familiar said there were positive discussions.
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While there were “positive discussions” according to a source familiar,
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Donald Trump decided to wait and asked his team not to engage until Iran is ready to make a deal.
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President Trump has decided to wait and asked his team to not engage until Iran is ready to make a deal.
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Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the Economic D-Day is a diversion from America's own crisis.
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“The so-called ‘Economic D-Day’ is a diversion from America’s own crisis: unprecedented debt & surging interest costs,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on X.
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Doubling down on failed policies will only bring further defeat—and enmity of Iranians.
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U.S. economic terrorism threatens global economy and sovereignty worldwide.
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JD Vance called it a new phase where economic pressure is the most effective tool.
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Vice President JD Vance called it a “new phase” where economic pressure is “the most effective tool,”
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And this is a delicate dance because we apply economic pressure to them they’re gonna try to apply economic pressure to us but what has been true over the past couple of weeks they’ve felt a lot more pressure than we have.
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we’re gonna keep that going because we think that’s the best way to ultimately accomplish the final objective here, we have to go back to the very beginning the president said Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,
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where not just we can say with confidence their facilities have been destroyed
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they’re never going to try to rebuild
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China, the UAE, Turkey and Iraq are major historical trading partners for Iran.
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Major historical trading partners for Iran include China, the UAE, Turkey and Iraq.
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Lin Jian said sanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue.
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“Sanctions and pressure will not help resolve the issue,” Chinese ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson Lin Jian said in a press briefing.
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Donald Trump expects to visit China next month.
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China, whose leader Trump expects to visit the U.S. next month,
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China has retaliated against past U.S. trade crackdowns.
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China ... has retaliated against past U.S. trade crackdowns.
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Daniel Shapiro said that that type of retaliation and response is very likely.
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“That type of retaliation and response is very likely.
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The Iranians know that they are willing to sustain an enormous amount of pain, economic pain. They've shown that for decades,
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The UAE got ahead of the President’s announcement, declaring Wednesday that it would cut financial ties with Iran after alleging it fired more ballistic missiles towards the Gulf nation.
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The United States is planning a campaign of maximum economic pressure on Iran and its allies.
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The U.S. is planning a campaign of "maximum economic pressure" on Iran and its allies, U.S. officials say.
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“I don't take that announcement as at face value as a an indication that Gulf states are fully embracing this moment.
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