The clock is ticking, but neither side is in a hurry to pull the trigger. Beneath the surface of fragile ceasefires and carefully coordinated statements, one of the most complex confrontations the region has ever seen is now unfolding: an economic war of attrition between the United States and Iran. It is not only a war of missiles and aircraft, but above all one of financial strangulation, control over trade routes, and a psychological contest over time — and, more than anything, patience.
At the center stands US President Donald Trump, who — at least for now — has chosen against direct military escalation. Instead, he is relying on unprecedented economic pressure against Tehran in order to achieve the same strategic goal without sliding into a large-scale conflict. It is a calculated gamble: to render the Iranian regime incapable of action without uniting the population behind it.
But this must be said clearly: this is not only strategy, but also constraint. Trump enters this confrontation under significant domestic political pressure, with declining public support and, above all, real concern over an...
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