Trump bets economic pressure can squeeze Iran as regime's own failures deepen the pain President Donald Trump is signaling, at least for now, he is prepared to let mounting economic pressure on Iran do more of the work rather than immediately expand military action against Tehran. "We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its huge inflation and the fact they have no money." "It will work out. It always works out. It's like a chess game." "We are low keying it."