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Trump Signals Focus On Economic Pressure On Iran As Hormuz Deal Remains Elusive: 'They Have No Money'

Donald Trump signaled a shift to economic, rather than military pressure on Iran as a deal remains elusive following Tehran's latest demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump signaled a shift to economic, rather than military pressure on Iran as a deal remains elusive following Tehran's latest demands to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

"We are low-keying it," Trump told Axios on Sunday. "We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money."

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