Will U.S. economic pressure force Iran to change its policies?
As the U.S. prepares a new economic squeeze on Iran, an Iranian military leader vowed on August 22, 2026 that Tehran 'will not submit,' and Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed the U.S. threats.
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They are utterly ruined yet trying to bluff their way still. They have no Air Force, no major naval ships, no effective command/control, and they don’t appear to even have their drone capability anymore. As for their mining of the Hormuz straight: the US Navy has removed a total of 200 mines from the strait….of those 200, only 11 were actual mines….the others were garbage bags inflated with air.. Now there’s no money to pay the army and protests are starting up again…..they’re 1945 Nazi Germany without a Marshall Plan.
They are winning by not changing, dealing with a man who lives for the deal and drama and who views everything as a zero-sum game. I would expect them to hold out for a very long time. At least until the 2028 elections.
sanctions have squeezed iran for years and the regime's still standing, so what's the argument that more pressure cracks it now? if you voted yes, tell me what breaks that hasn't already.