JD Vance says US economic pressure 'most effective tool' against war on Iran

JD Vance says US economic pressure 'most effective tool' against war on Iran US Vice President JD Vance said that the country has entered a "new phase" in its war on Iran, leading with economic pressure as Washington's "most effective tool". "We're kind of now in a new phase where the most effective tool that we have is the economic pressure that we can apply to them," Vance said during an interview with The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show. “We're going to keep that going," he added.

Localisation: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
Source: Middle East Eye
Categorie: politics
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:19:33 +0100