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Operation Economic Outcast: How Washington Is Trying to Sever Iran's Economy From the World
The U.S. Treasury has launched the most aggressive Iran sanctions campaign ever attempted: five sectoral designations, nearly sixty new targets, and a written timeline for every country doing business with Tehran. This is how the machine actually works, and why enforcing it is harder than announcing it.
By Muhammad Mehdi · 18 September 2026 · 6 min read