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Trump threatened the toughest sanctions ever on Iran as energy prices spiked. The U.S. Treasury announced plans to sanction Iran's major trading partners, expanding economic pressure beyond Tehran itself.
Trump promised the "toughest sanctions ever" on Iran as energy prices spiked in anticipation. The U.S. Treasury announced plans to sanction Iran's major trading partners—not just Iranian entities, but companies doing legitimate business with Iran. This expands the pressure beyond Tehran itself and targets countries like China and India that have continued trade.
Secondary sanctions—punishing countries that trade with Iran—are economic warfare by a different name. They force other nations to choose between Iranian markets and U.S. markets. The threat of energy price spikes before the sanctions even land suggests markets are pricing in real economic disruption. This is designed to isolate Iran completely, but it also isolates the U.S. from trading partners who won't abandon Iranian business.
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