# CNBC Daily Open: War by other means turns to armed conflict again

https://mins.news/en/item/38002

- CNBC, 2026-08-31 01:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/cnbc-daily-open-iran-war-strikes-larak-island.html

> After roughly a week of saying Washington would shift toward economic warfare against Iran, the U.S. has chosen to resume actual strikes instead.

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