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JD Vance says US economic pressure 'most effective tool' against Iran
21 August 2026 07:19 BST
US Vice President JD Vance said that the country has entered a "new phase" in its war on Iran, leading with economic pressure as Washington's "most effective tool".
"We're kind of now in a new phase where the most effective tool that we have is the economic pressure that we can apply to them," Vance said during an interview with The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show.
“We're going to keep that going," he added. "If we can get enough oil and gas out to give some Americans some ease at the pump, some ease on energy prices."