{"id":11255,"date":"2026-08-11T17:07:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11255"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:07:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:07:43","slug":"im-their-banker-trump-says-us-controls-irans-frozen-assets-as-he-threatens-economic-or-military-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=11255","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;m their banker&#8217;: Trump says US controls Iran&#8217;s frozen assets as he threatens economic or military action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133160758,imgsize-45828,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/trump-on-iran.jpg\" alt=\"'I'm their banker': Trump says US controls Iran's frozen assets as he threatens economic or military action\" title=\"Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike\">Trump said the US could either keep economic pressure on Iran or launch a major military strike<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said Washington could either keep up economic pressure on Iran and allow its economy to deteriorate further or launch a major military strike, as he accused Tehran of being \u201cdevious negotiators\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>In an interview with Real America\u2019s Voice released late Monday, Trump said he was \u201csort of negotiating\u201d with Iran but described the country as a difficult negotiating partner.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Trump said Washington could continue with its current approach and allow Iran\u2019s economy to deteriorate further.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>\u201cDo what I&#8217;m doing now: just bop along and look how bad they&#8217;re doing,\u201d he said, pointing to Iran\u2019s economic difficulties.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>He said Iran was struggling to access borrowing and that the US had control over frozen Iranian assets. <!-- -->\u201cI&#8217;m their banker,\u201d Trump said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Trump claimed Iran\u2019s economy was in severe distress, saying it was facing 300% inflation, a currency with \u201calmost no value\u201d and difficulties paying its soldiers. He also claimed Iranian troops were leaving, arguing that the situation was \u201cnot sustainable\u201d. These were Trump\u2019s assertions in the interview.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>He outlined three possible approaches to the conflict: maintaining the current pressure and allowing Iran to fail economically, launching a severe military attack by hitting them \u201creally, really hard\u201d, or relying primarily on economic pressure. Trump said economic pressure was already part of the US approach.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Trump also accused Iranian officials of being \u201cvery devious negotiators\u201d, claiming they would agree to something and then tell the media they had not done so.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Asked how the conflict could ultimately end, Trump said his main objective was to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>\u201cI\u2019m in this thing for one primary reason: that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,\u201d Trump said, claiming that US military action had already prevented Tehran from acquiring one.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>Trump\u2019s comments came as the conflict, which began in late February, continued to produce mixed signals over the prospects of a diplomatic settlement. Pakistan said on Tuesday that the US and Iran were close to \u201csome sort\u201d of agreement, while Qatar said talks on arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz had reached an advanced stage.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Trump has repeatedly alternated between threatening a major escalation of the conflict and suggesting that a peace deal could be close.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>The president also rejected concerns over US ammunition supplies, saying the country was producing munitions at a rapid pace.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>\u201cWe&#8217;re fine with munitions,\u201d Trump said, adding that the US was \u201cbuilding them like crazy\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Trump blamed former President Joe Biden for the lower stockpile, claiming Biden had provided $300 billion worth of weapons to Ukraine.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a 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