Reasons for the Ineffectiveness of Trump’s “Economic War” against Iran
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.
SCFR online: Dr. Kamal Kharrazi had an exclusive interview with CNN, on 3/9/2026. Here comes the full text.
Strategic Council Online: Dr. Seyyed Kamal Kharrazi warned that Zionists claim the right of global governance and believe they must one day dominate the world. In pursuing this goal, he stated, they—like ISIS—subscribe to the concept of “sacred violence.”
Strategic Council Online: The President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, in response to the question of how you interpret the Zionist regime’s aggression against Qatar, while condemning the aggression of the sinister Israeli regime against the territory of a country that plays a mediating role in stopping Israeli attacks on Gaza, said: Before the 12-day war, in a meeting with the Honorable Prime Minister of Qatar, in explaining the objectives of the United States and the Zionist regime for the entire region, I emphasized that we are all in the same boat and you should take the danger seriously.
Strategic Council Online – Dr. Seyed Kamal Kharazi, the President of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations (SCFR), analyzed the U.S. negotiation strategy and Iran’s lack of enthusiasm for it. Dr. Kharazi, in his interview with our correspondent, stated that: “What we currently observe from the U.S. administration is a psychological war aimed at promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation.’ This is carried out through contradictory messages from U.S. officials.”
Strategic Council Online: In a detailed interview with the Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations discussed the challenges and opportunities in the West Asia region.
Strategic Council Online: In response to the Financial Times reporter’s questions, Dr. Kharazi stated: In implementing foreign policy, there would be some differences in their [Pezeshkian/Jalili] approach. Still, in terms of strategy, they would follow the same because the strategy is set by the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Strategic Council Online: In an interview with Al-Alam Network, the President of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations emphasized that in the current situation, the policy pursued by the allies of the Zionist regime is to prevent the spread of war and the collapse of Israel, and said: United States should prevent the continuation of Israeli crimes because if the current trend continues, there is a high possibility of the spread of the war.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The intensification of U.S. sanctions against Iran on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections indicates Washington’s inability to achieve its war objectives.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The competition between Washington and Beijing over chips and artificial intelligence, simultaneously with the shifting of technological balances, has taken on new economic and security dimensions.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit has created a new opportunity for Iran to transform its membership from a political achievement into economic and transit cooperation.
Strategic Council Online – Note: The Makkah Defense Pact can be seen as a sign of regional countries’ efforts to reduce security dependence on extra-regional powers and redefine the balance in West Asia.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The Ukraine war, by exhausting US military capability on one hand and strengthening European defense capacity on the other, has altered the balance of power in the European continent, cast uncertainty over NATO’s future, and is driving it toward a European NATO.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The dissolution of the SDF, although considered an achievement for Turkey’s security, does not put an end to the challenges arising from the Israeli regime’s aggression and expansionism, refugees, and Syria’s fragility.
SCFR Online – Opinion: Concurrent with the official commencement of the United States’ economic war against our country, focusing on sanctions instruments, isolation, and economic pressure, what has now become increasingly important is the lack of alignment of other major global powers, especially China, with this policy.
SCFR Online – Opinion: The new US sanctions against Iran, despite extensive propaganda, face serious obstacles to success due to the ineffectiveness of sanctions tools and opposition from some of Tehran’s trading partners.