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"The impact would be significant, outlawing Iran’s arms trade and its missile and nuclear programs, as well as sanctioning the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leaders who increasingly run the government and economy. Senior Iranian officials worried last summer that their country “does not have the financial or military capacity to endure” these sanctions — “they are more damaging than war.” As Trump’s D-Day strategy shows, unilateral U.S. sanctions lose their punch when Washington avoids the costs of enforcing them against its own major trade partners, such as China."

Framing: assertive · First seen: 2026-09-15 · Last seen: 2026-09-15 · Spread: 1 articles