{"id":2398712,"date":"2025-02-04T13:08:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T18:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-places-max-pressure-on-iran-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T18:09:56","slug":"trump-places-max-pressure-on-iran-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-places-max-pressure-on-iran-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump places max pressure on Iran &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-places-max-pressure-on-iran-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398712&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is \u2064expected\u2064 to sign\u200d a memorandum on February \u20644,2025,aimed at expanding his &#8220;maximum pressure&#8221; campaign against Iran,a strategy he pursued during his\u200d first term. This declaration coincides with the visit of Israeli Prime Minister \u200dBenjamin Netanyahu, marking the first visit from a foreign \u200bleader in Trump&#8217;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>The new memorandum will \u200creinstate previous sanctions and introduce additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/satanists-demand-religious-exemption-to-perform-abortion-ritual-illegal-under-texas-law\/\" title=\"Satanists Demand Religious Exemption To Perform \u2018Abortion Ritual\u2019 Illegal Under Texas Law\">enforcement mechanisms<\/a> to reduce Iran&#8217;s\u200c oil\u200d exports to zero. During the campaign, Trump criticized former President \u2064Joe Biden for his perceived\u200d leniency towards Iran, with \u2063indications that his management aims to quickly revert \u200cto his previous hardline policies against the nation.<\/p>\n<p>In the backdrop of this policy shift is a report of a potential \u2064plot by\u200c the Iranian government to assassinate trump, which may drive his aggressive stance towards\u200c Iran. U.S. allies like the UK,France,and\u2064 Germany have also expressed \u200cintentions to reinstate Trump-era sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Trump withdrew from\u2064 the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a deal negotiated under the\u2063 Obama administration to limit Iran&#8217;s nuclear activities in exchange for concessions. Officials have noted that the Iranian regime is currently experiencing significant weakness,largely attributed to Trump&#8217;s prior policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump expected to sign memorandum expanding &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-times-person-of-the-year-interview-trump-details-plans-to-use-the-military-to-deport-migrants-and-u-s-aid-to-ukraine-to-negotiate-end-of-war-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"In Time\u2019s Person of the Year interview, Trump details plans to use the military to deport migrants and U.S. aid to Ukraine to negotiate end of war - Washington Examiner\">maximum pressure&#038;rsquo<\/a>; campaign on Iran<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1976118\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> will reportedly sign a memorandum Tuesday expanding the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-waltz-warns-ceasefire-in-gaza-will-not-bring-permanent-peace-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mike Waltz warns ceasefire in Gaza will not bring permanent peace - Washington Examiner\">maximum pressure&#038;rdquo<\/a>; campaign he waged against Iran during his first term in office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The decision will take place the same day Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, the first foreign leader to visit during the president&rsquo;s second term in office.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tuesday memorandum will reinstitute the sanctions Trump put in place during his first term, along with new enforcement mechanisms, to drive Iran&rsquo;s oil exports down to &ldquo;zero,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-set-reimpose-maximum-pressure-iran-official-says-2025-02-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to Reuters.\">according to <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the campaign trail, Trump frequently accused former President Joe Biden of taking a weak stance with Iran, and members of the 2024 transition team said the president planned to reinstate his past Iran policies shortly after entering office, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including strict sanctions legislation aimed<\/a> at crippling Iran&rsquo;s economy in efforts to constrain its nuclear program and ballistic capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Mick Milroy, a former Trump Pentagon official, told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> late last year that a plot by the Iranian government to assassinate Trump, uncovered during the Biden years, could be a driving factor behind the president&rsquo;s plans for Iran.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;People tend to take that stuff personally,&rdquo; Mulroy said. &ldquo;If he&rsquo;s going to be hawkish on any particular country, designated major adversaries, it&rsquo;s Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>U.S. allies, including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, have indicated that they have plans to &ldquo;snap-back&rdquo; Trump-era sanctions on Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s previous directive coincided with his 2018 decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agreement brokered by the Obama administration and Tehran to limit Iran&rsquo;s nuclear program in exchange for concessions.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Trump called the deal &ldquo;one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the United States has ever entered into.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senior administration officials briefing reporters on Netanyahu&rsquo;s visit to the White House said Tuesday morning that the two leaders would discuss plans for building on the Gaza ceasefire and promoting &ldquo;regional normalization,&rdquo; adding that the Gaza war significantly weakened Iran&rsquo;s proxy forces throughout the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Iranian regime is at its weakest point in decades,&rdquo; one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">senior administration official<\/a> said. &ldquo;This would not have been possible had President Trump not been elected.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1976118\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1976118\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to sign memo enhancing Iran &#8216;maximum pressure&#8217; 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