The Aporia
The Aporia
10 articles about 10 events for “US Sanctions On Iran” from The Sydney Morning Herald.
“For Labor, this bag of mixed fortunes is being turned into a bigger political liability by the combination of higher fuel prices caused by US President Donald Trump’s lingering war on Iran and his crackpot tariffs.”
“The day before the February attacks by the US and Israel on Iran, oil was trading at $US70 a barrel.”
“His biggest political problem is one of his own making, with a little help from Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu: the misbegotten war on Iran.”
“Blame Ukraine for the price spikes and lift the US sanctions on Russian oil and oil product exports – including sanctions on buyers of Russian energy that Trump himself signed only about three weeks ago – and it will deflect from the fact that the price rises…”
“He decided to take revenge on the winner by sanctioning the International Criminal Court, where she worked (“New US sanctions aimed at crippling the ICC”, smh.com.au, October 11).”
“Meanwhile, the war with Iran that he and Israel started – which Trump predicted would last mere weeks – remains unsettled and is a weight on his party as it faces a dour electorate ahead of midterm elections.”
“But the deal is also a lucrative one for the buyers: US approval for the sale would release the assets from US sanctions, instantly increasing their value.”
“Not long ago, US authorities brought a criminal case against him for his management of Binance, a crypto exchange depicted in court papers as a haven for Russian money launderers, Iranian sanctions evaders and Islamic State terrorists.”
“The US has imposed sanctions on some Chinese companies.”
“So far, there’s been no material impact on the sharemarket from the spikes in yields and, apart from a brief sell-off when the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran in February, it has traded largely unaffected by the surge in oil prices above $US100 a…”