Making America alone and not great

To outline the unilateral approach that US politics is taking with the rest of the world, almost bullying countries into submitting to it’s policy, covering the Nuclear Deal.

Russia, Iran, Europe and China are working hard to counter unilateral US sanctions against Iran – part of Washington’s efforts to undermine a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. And it seems to be working. Most European firms have ignored a “blocking statute” by the EU meant to protect companies from damaging measures by America against those trading with Iran.

The withdrawal of these businesses from Iran trade has undermined Europe’s desire to portray the nuclear deal with Iran as a flagship foreign policy victory and symbol of their growing strength. President Donald Trump introduced a series of sanctions targeting Iran's financial, automotive, aviation and metals sectors and threatened that more sanctions “ratchet up to yet another level.”

However, Russia and the European Union have outlined an action plan to resist US sanctions against Iran. The second wave of US sanctions is due to start on November 4th 2018 and hit Iran's exports of oil and its derivatives as well as the country's banking sector. Trump has pledged to bring Iran’s oil exports to zero, to which Iranian officials have responded that they will try to sell as much oil as they can and protect banking cooperation with foreign countries.

Iran’s First Vice President has summed up Tehran’s view, by stating “That the US says it will zero down Iran's oil sale is baseless, although reduction in the oil sales is possible." Of course, all of this will have an impact on the welfare and quality of life of the general public in Iran.


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