US Not to Realize Hostile Wishes With Escalated Pressure

Officials in the White House have announced plans to intensify sanctions on Tehran in the coming weeks, but that would not produce their desired result and could even be counterproductive, a political analyst said.
The United States reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran last year after unilaterally withdrawing from the 2015 international nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. It aims to step up its pressure campaign to force concessions from the Iranian government. 
“By intensifying pressure, Trump seeks to compel Iran to make a major change in its behavior in accordance with US policies, but the efforts will definitely not produce such results,” Amir Ali Abolfath also said in a recent interview with the Iranian Diplomacy news website.