Trump to Axios: "We are low keying it" with Iran

Trump’s Iran War Is Going Backward

On Saturday, a senior Iranian national security official issued a set of demands that the US must meet before a key waterway for oil shipping can be reopened—a statement that further suggests a lasting ceasefire will not be in the cards anytime soon. Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, called […]

Aug 8, 2026

Trump says he’s ‘low keying it’ on Iran: ‘It will work out’

President Trump said in a new interview he is “low-keying it” when it comes to the war with Iran as it nears its sixth month “We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money,” Trump told Axios on Sunday. The president also…

Aug 10, 2026

Trump to Axios: "We are low keying it" with Iran

President Trump signaled on Sunday that he's prepared to allow economic pressure on Iran to mount — as opposed to ordering a new military offensive — even as the country continues to defy the U.S. Why it matters: Only a week ago, Trump was on the verge of ordering a return to major combat operations. But in an interview with Axios, he did not make any new military threats. Trump also didn't express any anger or frustration about the fact that Iran has been holding up an announcement on a deal wi

Aug 9, 2026

Trump admits munitions shortage, concedes no talks with Iran, says he’s ‘low-keying it’

TRUMP: ‘WE ARE LOW-KEYING IT’: After weeks of threatening a “massive attack” if Iran doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz and sign formal a deal to give up its nuclear ambitions, President Donald Trump has shifted tactics, indicating in a brief phone interview with Axios that he’ll rely on economic pressure to bring Tehran back […]

Aug 10, 2026

Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Low Keying’ Iran as Economic Pressure Mounts

President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States is “low keying” its approach to Iran, signaling he is prepared for now to let mounting economic pressure squeeze Tehran rather than launch another major military offensive. The post Trump Says U.S. Is ‘Low Keying’ Iran as Economic Pressure Mounts appeared first on Breitbart .

Aug 9, 2026

Trump trades Iran’s annihilation for economic pressure: ‘We are low-keying it’

President Donald Trump indicated on Sunday that he is moving away from threatening military force in favor of applying economic pressure on Iran to end the war. “We are low-keying it,” he told Axios on a brief phone call. “We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and […]

Aug 9, 2026