Iran, accustomed to sanctions, cites pain of new U.S. pressure but doesn’t bend

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Iran, accustomed to sanctions, cites pain of new U.S. pressure but doesn’t bend

After decades of punitive measures on Tehran by the United States and its allies, experts said, it is unlikely the Trump administration’s new sanctions will yield concessions.

August 31, 2026 at 11:38 a.m. EDT

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*People walk last week at a market in Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA/Reuters)*

By

Rachel Chason

DUBAI — President Donald Trump vowed Monday to hit Iran “hard” following Iranian attacks on U.S. forces in Jordan, as signs of U.S. economic pressure on Tehran — which he ramped up last week — grew increasingly evident.

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