TRUMP: IRAN IN ‘STATE OF COLLAPSE’: President Donald Trump has reportedly instructed the U.S. military to extend its blockade of Iranian ports indefinitely in a strategy designed to keep squeezing Iran’s economy and force it to make a nuclear deal on Trump’s terms.

“In recent meetings, including a Monday discussion in the Situation Room, Trump opted to continue squeezing Iran’s economy and oil exports by preventing shipping to and from its ports,” the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. “He assessed that his other options — resume bombing or walk away from the conflict — carried more risk than maintaining the blockade,” officials said.