Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Six months into the Iran war, newly aggressive U.S. economic sanctions against Tehran are raising alarms in the Middle East as banks scramble to avoid or minimize their impact. Former Trump national security adviser H. R. McMaster joins with his perspective.

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