US Push to Tighten Iran Blockade Meets Resistance From Turkey, Iraq and Pakistan
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The first stage of the U.S. campaign to economically strangle Iran was a naval blockade of its ports, interrupting Iranian trade by sea. Then came new sanctions that paralyzed much of the country's air transport network. Now, the U.S. government looks at Iran's last major economic artery: its land routes. But at that point, Washington found a problem.
One U.S. and three Iraqi officials tell NYT that weeks prior to the announcement of Task Force Iron Gate, U.S. diplomats have tried and failed to pressure countries neighboring Iran into shutting down their land border..
Iraq, Pakistan, and Türkiye in particular are very reluctant to follow through with America's plans out of fear the policy could harm their countries as much as Iran.Türkiye has refused to shut down any border crossings with Iran, while Iraq and...
US push to tighten Iran blockade meets resistance from Turkey, Iraq and Pakistan
Washington's new Task Force Iron Gate aims to choke off Iran's remaining land trade routes, but neighboring countries fear economic damage and civil unrest; Iraq has refused to close most border crossings, while Tehran presses regional allies to resist US demands
LONDON - Arab Jerusalem: The New York Times published a report by Erica Solomon, Eric Schmidt and Tyler Berger, in which she said that the first step in the United States economic strangulation campaign was to impose a maritime blockade on its ports, cutting off Iranian trade across the sea.
#Swalev has failed to convince Turkey, Iraq, and Pakistan to close their border crossings with Iran, despite weeks of diplomatic pressure, in an American effort to tighten the choke on Tehran and reduce trade across its land borders. The New York Times reported that the three countries informed Washington that closing border crossings would cause significant damage to their economies, with border communities relying on ... this New York Times: W…
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