U.S. Unveils 47th-Year Iran Sanctions Push as 6-Month War Stays Deadlocked
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Updated · Rolling Stone · Aug 29
U.S. Unveils 47th-Year Iran Sanctions Push as 6-Month War Stays Deadlocked
3 articles · Updated · Rolling Stone · Aug 29
Summary
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent rolled out an “Economic D-Day” plan to tighten pressure on Iran, but stopped short of secondary sanctions that would chiefly hit China.
That restraint underscores Washington’s dilemma: after six months of war, 18 U.S. troops have been killed, more than 750 wounded, and no diplomatic track has produced a settlement.
Iran is trying to raise the cost of future U.S. and Israeli attacks through missiles, drones, cyber operations and possible overseas asymmetric strikes, even after heavy damage to its regular forces.
The Pentagon is concentrating on protecting shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, yet only a fraction of prewar oil traffic has returned despite tens of billions of dollars in U.S. military spending.
Analysts say more sanctions may deepen Iranian suffering without changing Tehran’s survival-driven strategy, leaving the conflict centered on deterrence and the Gulf oil chokepoint rather than Iran’s nuclear program.