The Biggest Victims Of Trump’s Economic D-Day On Iran
Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran is built around one of Washington’s most powerful weapons: access to the U.S. financial system.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: China buys more than 80% of Iran’s seaborne crude.
- Fact 2: Iraq relies on Iranian gas for as much as 40% of its electricity generation.
- Fact 3: Turkey imported 4.5 bcm of Iranian gas in the first half of this year, while India still maintains a heavily one-sided trade relationship with Tehran.
- Fact 4: Its first round targeted nearly 60 individuals, companies and vessels and expanded sanctions across shipping, aviation, technology, gold and digital assets, but left China’s major banks untouched.
Trump’s “economic D-Day” against Iran is built around one of Washington’s most powerful weapons: access to the U.S. financial system.
The problem is that the deeper Washington pushes into Iran’s remaining trade, the bigger the targets become. China buys more than 80% of Iran’s seaborne crude. Iraq relies on Iranian gas for as much as 40% of its electricity generation.
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Original source: OilPrice.com
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