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For now, the American military campaign against Iran has been put on hold. President Donald Trump has now dropped all those deadlines for the Islamic Republic of Iran to comply with American demands that he kept extending. Now he has chosen to rely on severe economic pressure, hoping that eventually Iran’s impoverishment will become intolerable, leading to widespread popular discontent that may again threaten the regime. The blockade of Iranian ports has led to a 90% drop in Iranian oil exports. Estimates are that the blockade is costing Iran $400 million a day in lost oil revenue. And Iran is no longer able to receive shipments of food and medicines from its traditional suppliers abroad, who are now blocked from using Iranian ports. How long can the Islamic Republic survive under such conditions? More on the economic war against Iran can be found here: “Trump turns time into a weapon as Iran war shifts to economic pressure phase,” by Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, April 24, 2026:
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