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Genie Godula hosts Imran Bayoumi, Deputy Director and Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, who sees the Trump administration's new sanctions strategy toward Iran as an attempt to seek economic leverage where military force has so far failed to produce any results.
Analysis & context
Analysis & Context
Analytically, economic sanctions represent one of the key tools the United States employs to inflict economic damage on Iran. However, this strategy faces significant challenges, particularly with China as Iran's largest oil customer. In a broader context, this move is part of the ongoing tension between the United States and Iran, where Iran relies on its past experiences of circumventing sanctions and new threats of escalation in the region.
