Economics
Bolton Says Iran Will Be Squeezed ‘Until the Pips Squeak'
- Iranian oil exports have been under sanction for over a week
- U.S. sees European nations eventually accepting anti-Iran push
Visitors walk through an arcade lined with stores inside the Grand Bazaar in Tehran/
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The U.S. intends to double down on sanctioning Iran, pressuring the nation until it submits, National Security Adviser John Bolton signaled on Tuesday.
“We think the government is under real pressure and it’s our intention to squeeze them very hard,” Bolton said Tuesday in Singapore. “As the British say, ‘squeeze them until the pips squeak’.”