President Trump is still claiming that the U.S. is controlling the Strait of Hormuz, despite what is happening on the ground. Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks. Do you agree with TYT's take? Tell us what you think in the comments below. SUBSCRIBE today: ☞ https://go.tyt.com/ytsubscribe
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Read more here: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/18/there-no-breaking-point-problem-with-trumps-plan-teconomically-strangle-iran-01040781
"President Donald Trump is waiting for Iran to cave to his economic pressure. Tehran may be willing to wait even longer.
Even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promises a level of economic isolation “never seen before,” former Trump administration officials, U.S. ambassadors and other Middle East experts are skeptical that tightening the economic vise will force Iran to relinquish its desire to toll ships passing through the State of Hormuz and make the other concessions Trump is demanding to bring an end to the war."
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