Iran is betting global economic fallout and Republicans worried about the midterms will force Trump's retreat.
Iran bets economic pain will pressure Trump in game of ‘chicken’ Iran is betting global economic fallout from the war and Republicans worried about the midterms will force President Trump to back down first. That’s according to Cato Institute’s Doug Bandow who told ‘This is America’ that Tehran is playing a game of ‘chicken’.
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