Trump team aims to bankrupt Iran with new 'maximum pressure' plan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Trump signalled during his election campaign that he wants a deal with Iran.
31% : The Justice Department last week accused Iran's government of hiring a man to set in motion plots to assassinate perceived enemies of the regime, including Trump.
29% : "Attempting 'Maximum Pressure 2.0' will only result in 'Maximum Defeat 2.0'," he said on X, referring to Iran's nuclear advances in the years since Trump abandoned the accord.
27% : A report in the New York Times that Elon Musk met Iran's ambassador to the UN this week to discuss defusing tensions between the US and Iran raised expectations that Trump could be looking to do a deal with Tehran.
20% : Iran has denied being involved in any plot to kill Trump.
13% : Former Trump administration officials, including the president-elect, have faced increased threats from Iran since Trump ordered the assassination of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.

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