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  3. Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump is Bankrupting the Iranian War Machine
May 5, 2026
Daily Signal•May 5, 2026

•Episode length: 10m

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Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump is Bankrupting the Iranian War Machine

Episode length: 10m

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The standoff with Iran has reached a critical tipping point, and the regime’s desperate stall tactics are proving no match for America's crippling economic blockades.

While radical Democrats cross their fingers for a domestic recession or a midterm-wrecking oil crisis, Donald Trump holds the ultimate trump card in the Strait of Hormuz.

The clock is ticking on Tehran's revolutionary theatrics, and the United States military is perfectly positioned to shut down their terror subsidies once and for all, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In a Few Words:”

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