Trump pivoted from bombs to an economic war against Iran. But Tehran is now ‘fully offensive’ and doesn’t think the real fighting has even started yet

President Donald Trump has repeatedly signaled he’s in no hurry to reach a deal with Iran as he pivots from all-out war to a campaign of economic pressure.

After 40 days of heavy bombing and two more weeks of daily attacks, the U.S. is now relying on a naval blockade to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return global oil markets to normalcy.

But the regime has plans to go into attack mode soon if there’s no diplomatic progress, forcing the U.S. back into major combat just as vulnerabilities have emerged in its own military.

Iran has shifted from a defensive stance to a “fully offensive” ​one, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, citing the stalemate with the U.S. on talks.

Unless the U.S. implements the June ceasefire deal in a few weeks, Iran will launch a “timely and precise” ​attack to break the blockade, the official warned.

“Iranian entities must be prepared to escalate tensions ​in the Strait of Hormuz and wider region, as Iran will be ready to make ⁠decisions and take actio...