The Ideology Machine

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Maximum Pressure, Minimum Strategy. What Is the Iran War For?

Iran is losing the military war and winning the economic one. The Gulf is absorbing the consequences. And Washington cannot explain what comes next.

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Fatima Abo Alasrar
Mar 24, 2026
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We are entering the fourth week of the Iran war. The United States has spent three weeks bombing Iranian oil infrastructure. Last Friday, it lifted sanctions on Iranian oil to contain the price surge…

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