Iran's Hormuz leverage wanes as US economic squeeze bites
6 September 2026
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Iran and the US
The economic squeeze raises the risk of public unrest, but for now, a wartime mentality appears to have a significant hold over the population...Foreign military intervention, civilian casualties and the perception of a wider civilization confrontation with a U.S.-led order are sustaining a degree of 'Iran-first' patriotic support, tolerance or simply patience with the regime."

