Maximum Pressure vs. War-Time Economic Strategy

Headlines:

• The Global Sumud Flotilla is back — this time without Greta Thunberg.
• Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a written statement yesterday to mark National Persian Gulf Day. 
• Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems reportedly signed a letter of intent with Volkswagen to acquire one of VW’s factories in western Germany.

FDD Senior Research Analyst Natalie Ecanow fills in for Jonathan Schanzer, providing timely situational updates and analysis ahead of a conversation with FDD Research Fellow Max Meizlish.

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