Washington, nous avons un problème : les voisins de l'Iran refusent la pression américaine pour fermer leurs frontières
Selon un rapport du New York Times, des pays comme la Turquie, l'Irak et le Pakistan s'opposent à prendre une part active dans l'extension du blocus économique contre Téhéran au domaine du commerce terrestre. Des…
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The United States is discovering that its maximum pressure strategy against Iran has a land border problem. Turkey, Iraq, and Pakistan are refusing to close their borders to Iranian trade, fearing economic damage to themselves. This means Washington cannot seal off Iran's economy without cooperation it does not have. The next question is whether the U.S. can offer enough incentives to change those calculations, or whether the land routes will remain open regardless of American policy.