Trump's Iran Bet: Pressure to 'the Edge'

David’s question: “So why is Trump doing this? Does he think that it'll turn out differently?”

Eve: “He probably does think it'll turn out differently, and the belief has a name — the edge theory. One adviser told the Atlantic that economic pressure is working and Iran is close to the edge, so a few more strikes would push them over. That's the whole bet: not that bombing destroys the regime, but that it arrives at the exact moment the economy breaks and the population turns.”