Trump’s Economic D-Day Threat on Iran Could Work if Coupled With Embargoes on Other Axis Nations
Trump’s expanded sanctions strategy could pressure Iran while also weakening the interconnected Chinese and Russian support networks sustaining both Iran and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Iran’s economy, which was already floundering before the conflict with the U.S. and Israel, has been further damaged by the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC holds on largely because of support from third countries willing to