{"id":44396,"date":"2026-08-14T13:22:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44396"},"modified":"2026-08-14T13:22:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T08:22:35","slug":"iran-could-unleash-kinetic-response-as-us-tightens-economic-containment-analyst-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=44396","title":{"rendered":"Iran could unleash \u2018kinetic\u2019 response as US tightens economic containment, analyst warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran could launch military strikes as early as this fall, targeting a list of high-value assets to shatter increasing <a data-ylk=\"slk:U.S. economic sanctions;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. economic sanctions<\/a>, national security analysts warned Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The warning came as the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, or ADNOC, reported that two vessels were struck transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the United Arab Emirates&#8217; state-run WAM news agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">ADNOC said there were no injuries, and the situation was under control, according to <a data-ylk=\"slk:Reuters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/uae-says-iran-attacked-two-adnoc-vessels-strait-hormuz-no-injuries-2026-08-13\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a>, as the UAE foreign ministry condemned the Iranian attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Iran-backed Houthi Threat In Red Sea Could Lead To Major Us Policy Shift, Analysts Say;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/iran-backed-houthi-threat-red-sea-could-lead-major-us-policy-shift-analysts-say\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Iran-backed Houthi Threat In Red Sea Could Lead To Major Us Policy Shift, Analysts Say<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that Washington was preparing to take unprecedented economic action against Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Watch this \u2060space for more announcements \u200bcoming next week because we \u200bare going to apply measures like we have never been seen in \u200bthe history of economic \u200bisolation on a country,&#8221; Bessent said in \u200can \u2060interview on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Newsmax;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsmaxtv.com\/robschmitt\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Newsmax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Read On The Fox News App;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS\/mvaj7wvj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read On The Fox News App<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Iran Military and 82 Airborne\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/d941c36f329ccdad40bb8f528e3b870618ad4cf6bf18ecdcd38d30aa33f64416\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F12ebd59f75079618407c2736af0d7688\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Iranian forces could shift to guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks to exploit the U.S. troop buildup in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Behnam Ben Taleblu;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdd.org\/team\/behnam-ben-taleblu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Behnam Ben Taleblu<\/a>, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital Tehran is likely to step up military pressure as Washington intensifies sanctions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Come early fall, what we can expect is for them to kinetically push back against Trump&#8217;s economic policy,&#8221; Taleblu said. &#8220;If the president is re-embracing economic pressure as a management approach, just like we saw in 2019, then the regime will use kinetic pressure to try to find a way to break out of that economic containment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Trump Bets Economic Pressure Can Squeeze Iran As Regime's Own Failures Deepen The Pain;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/trump-bets-economic-pressure-can-squeeze-iran-regimes-own-failures-deepen-pain\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Trump Bets Economic Pressure Can Squeeze Iran As Regime&#8217;s Own Failures Deepen The Pain<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Taleblu said shrinking oil revenues and the U.S. naval blockade could also drive Tehran to expand its target list across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This means they would embrace the kinetic tool, and that&#8217;s how they would get out of the <a data-ylk=\"slk:economic containment regime;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/economy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">economic containment regime<\/a> that the U.S. seems to be defaulting to want to put on them,&#8221; Taleblu added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I would say more attacks on ships, potentially more attacks on U.S. bases, potentially more attacks on Arab infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. And certainly the regime would create a tiered list of targets of what is of immediate value versus what has greater economic value versus what might lead to the U.S. directly or indirectly responding.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The warnings come amid a deadlock in talks between Washington and Tehran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">So far, there have been no discussions about extending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, a senior Iranian source told <a data-ylk=\"slk:Reuters;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/iran-us-not-discussing-ceasefire-extension-senior-iranian-official-says-2026-08-12\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Reuters<\/a> Aug. 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tehran has insisted Washington return to the pact and set a definitive timeline to meet its obligations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The interim memorandum of understanding, signed in June, called for the &#8220;immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Iran Delegation\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/6ea8f7b3e86d5f2c1af669cc681f5d022050bd81530859eeb31def5784b13323\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Ffox_news_text_979%2F678a1da773267000f0cc787cabc5d9ed.jpg\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Tehran sent an unprecedented &#8220;whole regime&#8221; team to the U.S. talks, which signals one priority, a counterterrorism expert said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The agreement later unraveled, with Trump declaring July 7 the pact was &#8220;over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under the framework, both sides had an extendable 60-day window to negotiate a final agreement addressing key security concerns, including Iran&#8217;s nuclear program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That deadline is Aug. 17, with control of the Strait of Hormuz remaining a major sticking point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hossein Taeb, the newly appointed head of Iran&#8217;s Basij paramilitary force, said Thursday the Strait of Hormuz remains &#8220;under Iran&#8217;s control and management.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His comments conflicted with Trump&#8217;s assertion a day earlier that the U.S. held &#8220;total control&#8221; over the vital waterway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The regime is relying on tried and true tactics here, which is, you know, a knife in the back and a handshake in the front to many of America&#8217;s traditional Gulf partners,&#8221; Taleblu said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It looks like Iranian escalation, Iranian diplomatic pressure, Iranian diplomatic finesse is trying to back the Trump administration into the MOU again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The regime definitely does not want to grant the Trump administration the optics of victory, and to that end, they&#8217;re quite keen to hold on to the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Strait of Hormuz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6403338905112\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taleblu said Trump has described the sanctions-driven strategy as a &#8220;low-key&#8221; approach.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;These are high-impact tools,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;I think part of the escalation that we saw in the summer of 2019 \u2014 part of that past could be a prologue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> <a data-ylk=\"slk:Iran could unleash 'kinetic' response as US tightens economic containment, analyst warns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/tehran-turn-kinetic-tool-break-us-economic-containment-analyst-warns\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Iran could unleash &#8216;kinetic&#8217; response as US tightens economic containment, analyst warns<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran could launch military strikes as early as this fall, targeting a list of high-value assets to shatter increasing U.S. economic sanctions, national security analysts warned Thursday. 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