The illusion of ‘maximum pressure’: New US sanctions against Iran recycle a failed strategy with same old results

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 6:59 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 25 August 2026 6:59 AM ] By Press TV Strategic Analysis Desk US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement of the so-called “Operation Economic Outcast” on Monday marks another reckless – and ultimately doomed – escalation in Washington’s long-running campaign of economic warfare against Iran. Like every similar campaign before […]