President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that the US has “total control” over Iran’s money, with Washington effectively acting as Tehran’s banker as the two countries remain locked in a military conflict, Anadolu reports.
“We control their money, what they had, which is a lot,” Trump said in an interview with TV host Wayne Allyn Root. “We have total control of it. I’m their banker. I am their banker.”
Trump described Iran’s economy as being in severe distress. “They’ve got 300% inflation. They have no value. Their currency has almost no value. They have they they’re not paying their soldiers. Their soldiers are leaving. So just keep that going. It’s not sustainable,” he said.
The president outlined three possible approaches toward Iran: maintaining current pressure, striking the country “really, really hard,” or relying primarily on economic pressure.
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