US Admits 2,000 Iran Sanctions Have Lost Leverage as Tehran Keeps Selling Oil to China
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Updated · Українські Національні Новини · May 23
US Admits 2,000 Iran Sanctions Have Lost Leverage as Tehran Keeps Selling Oil to China
5 articles · Updated · Українські Національні Новини · May 23
Nearly 2,000 U.S. sanctions on Iran have failed to force new concessions, with the Trump administration now acknowledging its economic-pressure campaign has reached its limits.
Iran’s continued oil sales to China underpin that admission, showing Tehran can still generate revenue despite restrictions on oil, shipping, currency transactions and intermediaries in China and the Middle East.
April’s renewed campaign, branded “Economic Fury” after a military operation ended, has changed little from Trump’s first-term “maximum pressure” approach, even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges allies to join.
Analysts say Washington is trying to tighten pressure without driving up energy prices, a constraint that limits how far it can escalate without hurting the global economy and U.S. consumers.
Sanctions have failed and military options are dire. What is America's real endgame with Iran?
With China now directly blocking US sanctions, is the era of American economic warfare ending?
How does Iran's 'shadow fleet,' backed by China, continue to outmaneuver the world's strongest sanctions?