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US sanctions campaign against Iran hits limits, experts say

The United States' "Economic Fury" sanctions campaign against Iran, launched over a month ago, has shown limited success in altering Iran's economic behavior. Despite nearly 2,000 sanctions imposed since 2018, Iran has largely withstood the pressure, continuing oil sales to China and demonstrating resilience similar to Russia and North Korea. Experts suggest the US may have reached the limit of what sanctions can achieve, necessitating a reevaluation of ambitions or the introduction of novel strategies. AI

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Magdalena Del Valle, Bloomberg ·

    U.S. reaches limit of sanctions power in targeting Iran’s economy

    “We need to either overwhelm them with something new — and this Economic Fury stuff isn’t it — or we need to start limiting our ambitions.”