# Trump’s Iran strategy unlikely to force Tehran to capitulate: Former US diplomat

https://mins.news/en/video/27822

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-20 22:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKXuo8n8MWI

> US President Donald Trump has announced a “crushing economic operation” against Iran and warned that countries helping Tehran will face “tremendous economic consequences.” But after the military campaign failed to meet its stated objectives and the State Department struggled to rally allies, doubts are growing that economic pressure alone can force Iran to capitulate, former diplomat Alan Eyre told Al Jazeera.

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