On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
Middle East geoeconomics lead, Bloomberg Economics
1 things Dina Esfandiary said, verbatim, on August 24, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Disputes
“None of the measures that President Trump is contemplating are going to make Iran capitulate.”
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Others on this question
“the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary”
“sever every economic lifeline”
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