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Can Washingtonâs economic pressure ultimately force Tehran to the negotiating table?
Published 14 August 2026 ¡ world
Six months of war and the US has returned to its preferred tools of economic sanctions and a naval blockade aimed at choking off Iran's
Six months of war and the US has returned to its preferred tools of economic sanctions and a naval blockade aimed at choking off Iran's economy. That strategy was already in place when the war started at the end of February.
Iranians appear to be enduring the pain. But the US Administration is ready to maintain an âindefiniteâ naval blockade on Iranian ports and impose more
sanctions on Tehranâs already struggling economy. Presenter Alex Marquardt Guests Marc Ginsberg - US Ambassador and White House Middle East Policy Advisor Kenneth Katzman -
Senior analyst on Iran at the US Congressional Research Service Find us on Check our website Check out our Instagram page Download AJE Mobile App
Published: August 15, 2026 ⢠4:50 AM IST ¡ Updated: August 15, 2026 ⢠5:40 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Six months of war and the US has returned to its preferred tools of economic sanctions and a naval blockade aimed at choking off Iran's economy.
That strategy was already in place when the war started at the end of February.
Iranians appear to be enduring the pain.
But the US Administration is ready to maintain an âindefiniteâ naval blockade on Iranian ports and impose more sanctions on Tehranâs already struggling economy.
Presenter Alex Marquardt Guests Marc Ginsberg - US Ambassador and White House Middle East Policy Advisor Kenneth Katzman - Senior analyst on Iran at the US Congressional Research Service Find us on Check our website Check out our Instagram page Download AJE Mobile App
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