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Fri · 07 Aug 2026

Trump Claims Strategic Patience on Iran, Dismisses Midterm Pressure

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Trump Claims Strategic Patience on Iran, Dismisses Midterm Pressure

⏱️ PATIENCE — Trump says he can wait out Iran, but the clock disagrees. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: With Hormuz at 10% capacity and global reserves bleeding, "outwait" only works if US economic pain stays below political tolerance. Midterm pressure is precisely the variable Iran is managing — Tehran's strategy is to hold until domestic US politics force concessions. Trump dismissing that pressure publicly doesn't neutralize it; it tells Iran the waiting game is still live.

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