Dollars and Sense
A report published by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) in March found that China buys more than 90% of Iran’s total...
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The Treaty
Sanctions look like the new plan to get Iran into a new agreement. It might not work out the way Team Trump.
Dollars and Sense
Bessent has avoided specific questions over whether Chinese banks could be sanctioned, but told the press last week that, “no one is above the...
Ukraine War
The Afipsky plant is a significant diesel source for the Russian economy and military, and it sits close to the front. Fire spread through...
The Treaty
The White House fact sheet names five sectors and no countries. China, which took the great majority of Iran's oil exports last year, was...
Dollars and Sense
More than half of Russia's large refineries have been struck since the start of last year, and export restrictions on petrol and diesel run...
Dollars and Sense
The mechanism is access to the dollar: foreign banks, shippers and traders must choose between Iranian business and the far larger American system. Enforcement...
Dollars and Sense
Tehran insists every shipowner needs its approval to enter the strait. It has not moved against any vessel on the list. Meanwhile the Houthis...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The administration has favored economic pressure since April, and the Treasury Secretary unveils the next package this week. Pence argues that route has run...