Trump's Iran strategies focus on military pressure, economic chokehold: analyst
Iranian studies director Nabil Al-Atoum says Donald Trump’s approach to Iran combines economic and military pressure to weaken Tehran’s capabilities.
US President Donald Trump is employing military and economic tactics to weaken Iran, according to Iranian studies program director Nabil Al-Atoum. In an interview with Al Arabiya FM, Al-Atoum described Trump's approach as a policy of "wait and attrition" through increasing economic pressure on Tehran, combined with "gradual military pressure" via targeted strikes.
The economic strategy entails imposing restrictions on oil exports, ports, and frozen assets to diminish Iran's capacity to finance conflict. Al-Atoum noted that Iran is unlikely to abandon its deterrent tools, such as missile and drone production, which it continues to expand. He added that Iran is circumventing international sanctions by utilizing alternative routes, with the main strategy focused on "preserving the survival of the Iranian regime."
The 60-day deadline for negotiations between the United States and Iran has passed, and no desired outcomes have been achieved thus far.
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