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September 8, 2026

We Have Anecdotal Evidence.

Maximum pressure has a long checklist. Proof of success is a little fuzzier.

Editorial cartoon at a U.S. Treasury press conference showing a board titled Operation Economic Outcast, Maximum Pressure on Iran, with banks, 27 airlines, oil, and shipping marked sanctioned and trade partners marked threatened. A reporter asks, Is it working? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent smiles and answers, We have anecdotal evidence. Outside, a gas-price sign shows regular gasoline at $4.01 and climbing.