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“The president holds all of the cards here”
on US officials arguing economic pressure and Hormuz control give Trump leverage over Iran
Fox News Iran ‘miscalculating’ by betting on midterms after 3-hour talks, Trump officials warn ›
On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
State Department principal deputy spokesperson
2 things Tommy Pigott said, verbatim, from August 16, 2026 to September 28, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“The president holds all of the cards here”
on US officials arguing economic pressure and Hormuz control give Trump leverage over Iran
Fox News Iran ‘miscalculating’ by betting on midterms after 3-hour talks, Trump officials warn ›
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“we have hundreds of billions of dollars that the Iranian regime is losing every single day”
NPR State Department spokesperson on Iran war and U.S. visa revocations ›
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