Dissecting Trump’s ‘Maximum Pressure’ Memo on Iran

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US President Donald Trump has reinstated a “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran, aimed at driving Tehran’s oil exports “to zero” and in the context of a desire to reach a new nuclear deal. But what “maximum pressure” means in practice remains to be seen, as market and policy watchers digest Trump’s executive memo plans and look for clues as to how Washington intends to wield the directive.