Trump is strangling Iran’s economy—not bombing it. Crippled industries, a collapsed rial, and a frozen stock exchange prove it.
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Iran and Russia are winning economic war: insulated economies, soaring oil prices, and US domestic political pain.
Iran plays a longer game. Western policy oscillates; Tehran metabolizes pressure into leverage. Civilisational endurance, not tactical reaction.
Washington starves Iran’s Iraqi militias by squeezing dollar flows. No bombs. Just payroll collapse. Maliki era is dead.
Iran’s regime survives. Trump talks oil money, not liberation. Iranian hopes of overthrow betrayed by a war of attrition.
China ships Iran missile fuel chemicals and drone parts as civilian goods. Tariffs on “weapons” miss the real supply chain.
Historic U.S. treaty reversals deepen Iranian distrust and harden resistance amid an already volatile confrontation.
Strategic patience in the Hormuz blockade will compel a devastated Iran to bargain from weakness.
“The administration is using Iranian barrels against Iranians, but the strategy has turned adversaries into price-setters.”
Zarif advocates for a “theatrical win” where Iran trades nuclear concessions and maritime security for full global economic integration.