‘Low-keying it’: Trump signals shift to economic pressure as Iran war keeps driftingThe president’s latest public shift came as Tehran issued a new list of demands it says Washington must meet before it allows ships to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz. A mural depicting Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on Saturday.Atta Kenare / AFP via Getty ImagesAug. 10, 2026, 6:07 AM EDT / Updated Aug. 10, 2026, 6:14 AM EDTA week ago President Donald Trump said he was calling off the biggest military attack since World War Two because a deal to end Iran war was imminent. Now he’s signaling the U.S. is in no rush to resolve the conflict, prepared instead to wait out Tehran by applying economic pressure.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.