Published Aug 24, 2026, 10:13 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 2 sources

Trump's Iran Sanctions as Military Exit Strategy

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Paul Craig Roberts believes that the widening of secondary sanctions on Iran by the US Treasury is Trump's exit strategy from the military conflict, allowing him to declare Iran is collapsing due to sanctions and cease military activity without admitting defeat. This effectively changes the nature of the conflict from military to economic.