JD Vance says US economic pressure 'most effective tool' against war on Iran

Middle East Eye·August 21, 2026Sanctions

JD Vance says US economic pressure 'most effective tool' against war on Iran US Vice President JD Vance said that the country has entered a "new phase" in its war on Iran, leading with economic pressure as Washington's "most effective tool". "We're kind of now in a new phase where the most effective tool that we have is the economic pressure that we can apply to them," Vance said during an interview with The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show. “We're going to keep that going," he added.

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