Xinhua: U.S. military action against Iran ‘didn’t work,’ Trump pivots back to sanctions
对伊动武“不管用” 美国重提制裁
Xinhua reports that after more than five months of U.S. military strikes failed to subdue Iran, President Trump is publicly shifting focus back to economic sanctions. The article cites Trump’s own comments about Iran’s severe inflation and financial distress, and frames the move as a return to a decades-old, ineffective policy. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson is quoted accusing the U.S. of a ‘pathological dependence’ on sanctions.
The view from inside
The piece is framed through the lens of U.S. policy failure. It leads with the inefficacy of military force (‘不管用’ – doesn’t work) and then casts the turn to sanctions as a tactical retreat to a tired ‘old road’ (老路).
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