Opinion: Squeezing Iran, Spilling the Costs

Iran Herald·August 26, 2026Sanctions

Opinion: Washington has branded its latest sanctions campaign against Iran an "Economic D-Day," betting tighter financial isolation can force Tehran to yield. Yet history suggests that economic warfare and maximum pressure provide no solution; instead, they only deepen tensions and increase the risk of spillover. The harder the squeeze, the greater the disruption to the global economic and financial order.

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