More than six months into the war with Iran, President Trump has shifted much of his focus toward economic warfare, betting that financial pain can accomplish what military strikes alone haven't. The goal is straightforward: squeeze Iran's leadership hard enough that it has no choice but to back down. Trump has repeatedly declared that Iran's economy is on the verge of total collapse, and last week he went a step further, promising the country an "economic D-Day." Backing up that rhetoric, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rolled out a sweeping new sanctions plan on Monday, one he described as the most powerful financial offensive ever aimed at an adversary. Here's a look at five signs that pressure campaign is already taking a toll. Taxi driver Ahmad Karimi summed up the toll to the AP: "We're cutting out fruit, we're cutting out protein, we've given up leisure, we even work on weekends." Complaints like his have been spreading fast across Iranian social media. READ MORE: Explained: Why Iran Is Facing Fuel Shortages and Long Lines at Petrol Pumps But don't mistake that for surrender. Analysts at the Institute for the Study of War and the Critical Threats Project found Iranian officials mostly blame Washington for torpedoing a memorandum of understanding last month, leaving them convinced that any concession wouldn't actually buy economic relief. Their conclusion: "Regime decisionmaking may therefore take a long time to react to economic deterioration, even as the economy gets much worse." Trump is betting that financial pain succeeds where military pressure hasn't. Iran, though, has weathered sanctions before, and there's no clear sign yet that this round will be the one that finally breaks its resolve. Sagar is a journalist with an interest primarily in geopolitics and American domestic politics. Before joining Times Now, he wrote for Republic and Sw... View More