The U.S. Should Use Iran’s Collapsing Economy to Win the War
The people can rise up by staying home from work.
August 12, 2026
The people can rise up by staying home from work.
While there is plenty of reason to be pessimistic about the stalemate between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic, Oded Ailam notes the tremendous toll the war is taking on the Iranian economy—and argues that America can take advantage of it:
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While there is plenty of reason to be pessimistic about the stalemate between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic, Oded Ailam notes the tremendous toll the war is taking on the Iranian economy—and argues that America can take advantage of it:
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