Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran

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Former US President Donald Trump revealed he is using economic pressure rather than diplomacy or military strikes as his strategy against Iran, citing Iran’s high inflation and lack of money. He described the approach as 'low-key' and semi-negotiating, aiming to leverage economic conditions.

Keeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump.  Yet that is the strategy the American president says he now favors in the war against Iran, and he is betting on economic pressure over diplomacy or new strikes. "We are low-keying it," Trump told news site Axios by phone Sunday. "We're only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money."