EA on LBC: “Operation Economic Cockup” — How Trump Undermined US with His War on Iran

Posted by Scott Lucas | Aug 31, 2026 | 0

Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., August 20, 2026 (Finn Gomez/Getty)

EA on Express 24-7 and Pakistan TV: Last Chance to “Break” Iran? The Trump Camp’s Economic Warfare

I joined LBC’s Paul Brand on Monday to analyze how the Trump camp continues to undermine the US economy with its troubled War on Iran.

I review the overnight clashes in the Strait of Hormuz and across the region, the first since July 29.

Then I examine how the Trumpists abandoned talks for another attempt at economic war to force the surrender of the Iranian regime. I explain how and why that is unlikely to succeed, only adding to economic problems for the US and the world.

Watch from 5:10:

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Scott Lucas

Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView. He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.

EA on LBC: “Operation Economic Cockup” — How Trump Undermined US with His War on Iran

Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., August 20, 2026 (Finn Gomez/Getty)

I joined LBC’s Paul Brand on Monday to analyze how the Trump camp continues to undermine the US economy with its troubled War on Iran.

About The Author

Scott Lucas

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