U.S. Efforts to Tighten Blockade of Iran Rely on Reluctant Neighbors
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The United States is seeking to intensify its economic pressure campaign against Iran by tightening the country’s land-border blockade. Neighboring states are resisting the effort because they fear economic fallout.
Washington wants to intensify its economic pressure campaign on Iran by closing its land borders. Neighboring states, fearing economic fallout, are pushing back.
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