On 23–24 August 2026, analysts assessed the risks of President Trump's approach combining new sanctions, naval blockades, and economic pressure against Iran. The strategy aims to coerce Tehran but analysts warn it could trigger Iranian retaliation against Gulf nations.
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President Donald Trump is betting new sanctions, a naval blockade and ramped-up economic pressure against Iran’s trading partners can accomplish what thousands of bombs and missiles could not: force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on US terms. But like other US efforts to force Iran into capitulation, there is one main problem: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has claimed con
Christopher Smart, Managing Partner at Arbroath Group, discusses the geopolitical landscape as President Donald Trump bets that new sanctions and economic pressure can force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on US terms. He speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Paul Allen on Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. (Source: Bloomberg)