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Trump's blockade bet

Analysis: If the killing of Khamenei and weeks of bombing haven't broken Iran's resolve, will an economic crisis?

Analysis: Trump is betting his blockade will defy history and break Iran | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump’s maritime blockade is the latest attempt to test a thus far unproven theory of the Iran war — that superior US might will inevitably break the Islamic Republic.

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