New US sanctions signal Trump desperation on Iran, experts say
The United States announced new sanctions on Iran and a slew of global entities doing business with the country on Monday, in what officials have called an “economic D-Day” and officially dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast”, in an effort to force Tehran to negotiate an end to the war. The announcement followed repeated demands by US President Donald Trump that Iranian leaders take actions like dropping their claims over the Strait of Hormuz and return to talks to end its nuclear programme.
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- Fact 1: Trump’s latest wave of Iran sanctions: Which 60 entities are targeted?
- Fact 2: And Tehran’s choking of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has brought pain for consumers as far away as the US, who now pay about 40 percent more at the petrol pump than before the war.
- Fact 3: “In my judgement, the US Armed Forces have probably permanently lost access to 15 Persian Gulf bases,” retired US Army four-star general Barry R McCaffrey wrote on X.
- Fact 4: While the US Department of the Treasury did sanction 60 new individuals and entities from around the globe over their business with Iran, it did not include major Chinese banks or others that help Tehran sell its oil.
The United States announced new sanctions on Iran and a slew of global entities doing business with the country on Monday, in what officials have called an “economic D-Day” and officially dubbed “Operation Economic Outcast”, in an effort to force Tehran to negotiate an end to the war. The announcement followed repeated demands by US President Donald Trump that Iranian leaders take actions like dropping their claims over the Strait of Hormuz and return to talks to end its nuclear programme.
Trump’s latest wave of Iran sanctions: Which 60 entities are targeted? US launches Economic war on Iran Sanctions or missiles? How Gulf will view Trump’s new Iran approach Nearly six months into its war on Iran, the US is seeing little impact from its military operations against the country.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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