The US wants to isolate Iran. But the main question here isn’t actually Iran.
Washington is expanding sanctions: digital assets, gold, technology, aviation, shipping — nearly 60 new targets.
But what’s most interesting is what comes next.
The US is essentially telling third countries and companies: either stop working with Iran, or risk losing access to the American financial system.
And it’s clear here: the dollar is not just a currency.
It’s also infrastructure of power.
As long as global trade, banks, and settlements are tied to the dollar system, Washington can use access to it as a pressure tool far beyond the United States.
But there’s a downside.
The more often the dollar system is used as a weapon, the stronger the incentive is for China, Iran, Russia, and other countries to build settlements outside the dollar, alternative payment channels, and their own financial infrastructure.
That creates a paradox: sanctions strengthen the dollar’s power today — and at the same time may weaken it tomorrow.
❓Can the world’s currency be used endlessly as a political weapon while expecting other countries not to start looking for a way out?
#Iran #Sanctions #Dollar #Geopolitics
Washington is expanding sanctions: digital assets, gold, technology, aviation, shipping — nearly 60 new targets.
But what’s most interesting is what comes next.
The US is essentially telling third countries and companies: either stop working with Iran, or risk losing access to the American financial system.
And it’s clear here: the dollar is not just a currency.
It’s also infrastructure of power.
As long as global trade, banks, and settlements are tied to the dollar system, Washington can use access to it as a pressure tool far beyond the United States.
But there’s a downside.
The more often the dollar system is used as a weapon, the stronger the incentive is for China, Iran, Russia, and other countries to build settlements outside the dollar, alternative payment channels, and their own financial infrastructure.
That creates a paradox: sanctions strengthen the dollar’s power today — and at the same time may weaken it tomorrow.
❓Can the world’s currency be used endlessly as a political weapon while expecting other countries not to start looking for a way out?
#Iran #Sanctions #Dollar #Geopolitics
