Paletta describes situation as ‘noisy’ and ‘confusing’
The Wall Street Journal’s Politics newsletter on Monday carried the headline “U.S. Tries to Squeeze Iran With New Strikes, Economic Pain,” with the opening Iran item filed under a “With the war” heading. In the opening, WSJ Washington coverage chief Damian Paletta wrote that the United States is attempting to inflict “so much economic pain that Iran surrenders.”
Paletta described the situation as one in which there is “suddenly a lot of movement and posturing” between the two countries, with both sides attempting to create leverage over one another. He characterized the state of affairs as “noisy” and “confusing.”
The newsletter did not specify in the opening item what particular strikes or economic measures were being deployed, nor did it describe what conditions or actions might signal the surrender Paletta referenced. The newsletter’s title referenced “New Strikes” alongside “Economic Pain.”