Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump is Bankrupting the Iranian War Machine

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Victor Davis Hanson discusses the impact of Trump's policies on Iran's economy and military capabilities.

The standoff with Iran has reached a critical tipping point, and the regime’s desperate stall tactics are proving no match for America's crippling economic blockades. While radical Democrats cross their fingers for a domestic recession or a midterm-wrecking oil crisis, Donald Trump holds the ultimate trump card in the Strait of Hormuz. The clock is ticking on Tehran's revolutionary theatrics, and the United States military is perfectly positioned to shut down their terror subsidies once and for all, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:” 👉 The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: http://dailysignal.com/donate 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest short videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Also on Spotify: https://megaphone.link/THEDAILYSIGNAL9753340027 👉Want more VDH? Watch Victor’s weekly, hour-long podcast, “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” now! Subscribe to his YouTube channel, and enable notifications…

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Host: The Daily Signal

Guest: Victor Davis Hanson

Topics covered

• Iran
• Trump
• economic sanctions
• military strategy
• political commentary

Keywords

• Iran
• Trump
• economic blockades
• military
• terror subsidies
• politics
• oil crisis

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Places: Iran, United States, Strait of Hormuz

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