'I'm Their Banker': Trump Says Hormuz 'Wall of Steel' Working; Israel Faces Ongoing Attacks

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President Trump claims that his economic stranglehold on Iran is working; however, Tehran is signaling that it may be prepared to wait him out with a long-term strategy as Israel faces new security challenges. The president called the U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz "a wall of steel." He indicated that he's "sort of negotiating" as the economic pressure builds. He told Real America's Voice, "Economically, they are just a mess. They can't borrow money, and they had a lot. We have total control of it. I'm their banker." Still, Iran may be strategizing to carry out a much longer fight. The regime says it could prolong the war until Trump leaves office, signaling a plan of attrition designed to outlast the president. Retired U.S. General Jack Keane told Fox News that Iran thinks Trump will be reluctant to launch another major attack with the midterm elections approaching. “You would think by now that all this time that this regime has been dealing with our president that

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