Yesterday 11:35 am
trump caused the riots that got
the protesters killed
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President Trump is pondering military action in Iran. His administration has already been engaging in economic warfare. Recently, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that strategy has been successful and took credit for setting up the conditions that collapsed Iran's economy and triggered protests. Iran's response to those protests left at least 7,000 people dead. NPR's Jackie Northam reports. JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: Shortly after starting his second term in office, President Trump renewed his so-called maximum-pressure campaign against Iran, placing crippling sanctions on the country which severely impacted an already troubled economy. ADNAN MAZAREI: Most recently, the inflation rate has been about 40-some percent. Food price inflation has been about 70%.