US policy on Iran hasn’t produced surrender but is eroding Tehran’s coercive leverage as exports collapse and inflation surges.
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Economic D-Day hardens Iran’s security faction, weakens reformists, and leaves Mojtaba Khamenei’s regime locked in an unstable strategic stalemate.
Alabuga corporate records reveal nuclear expertise and patent access moving to Iran as payment for Shahed drones, bypassing dollar sanctions.
Washington hesitates to target major Chinese financial institutions, leaving Tehran’s primary economic lifeline fully operational despite aggressive rhetoric.
Starvation in Iran may not be accidental. Regime leaders could use hunger to punish the disloyal.
Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal grants enrichment under weak safeguards, complicating any future nuclear settlement with Iran.
Syria’s removal from the terror list rewards policy changes but leaves Washington with less leverage over Damascus.
The Iran War Stalemate lets Washington hold a blockade that drains Tehran’s economy while limiting America’s own costs.
The Venezuela Oil Deal raises constitutional and moral questions while offering little prospect of quickly lowering gas prices.
Financial sanctions on Iran hurt low-income families most, reversing claims that elites bear the economic coercion’s price.