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Vance, impressed with Iran’s “economic terrorism,” says the U.S. should try it too

As we're familiar with the Trump Administration's approach to diplomacy, “economic terrorism” sounds less like a warning and more like a policy proposal.

Jason Weisberger
Apr 14, 2026
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Running a terrible record on foreign policy, Trump bootlicker JD Vance went on television to condemn Iran for “economic terrorism” in the Strait of Hormuz. Vance then immediately suggested that the United States would respond by doing the exact same thing, because nothing says moral clarity like immediately copying the behavior you just de…

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