Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 24, 2019

Srinivas Mazumdaru, DW: How Trump's sanctions are crippling Iran's economy

The US move to reimpose sanctions on Iran and choke off the last remaining sources of Tehran's oil revenue has crippled the Iranian economy. For many ordinary Iranians, it's becoming increasingly hard to get by.

US President Donald Trump has slapped fresh sanctions on Iran as part of his "maximum pressure" campaign against the Middle Eastern nation. Trump's executive order on Monday targeted none other than Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his associates with financial sanctions.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Trump's order will lock up billions of additional dollars in Iranian assets.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- June 24, 2019

Trump imposes new sanctions, but he must prepare for Iran's next test -- Tom Rogan, Washington Examiner

Donald Trump's plan to bomb Iran shows strategy gap -- Rodger Shanahan, ABC News Online

How to defuse Gulf tensions and avoid war with Iran -- Martin B. Malin, The Hill

Gulf of Oman oil tanker attacks fuel maritime security demand -- Ashutosh Pandey, DW

Jared Kushner's peace plan is dead on arrival -- Peter Bergen, CNN

Reactions to Istanbul's mayoral election -- BBC

US-China rivalry, plastic pollution and World Cup bid on the agenda at ASEAN summit -- Max Walden, ABC News Online

North Korea Knows that Donald Trump Is a Temporary Problem -- Robert E. Kelly, National Interest

Coalition of the willing builds in South China Sea -- Richard Javad Heydarian, Asia Times

Why Asia-Pacific nations don’t want to take sides in the US-China trade war at the G20 -- Josephine Ma, Lee Jeong-ho and Kristin Huang, SCMP

Hong Kong citizens are testing the Chinese law enforcement formula -- Rui Zhong, The Hill

Is 'Emperor Abiy' at the gates in Ethiopia? -- Ludger Schadomsky, DW

Five questions on the crisis in Ethiopia -- AFP

Corruption Crisis: How Criminal Politicians Poisoned the Dominican Republic -- Ramon Collado, National Interest

Guardians of money bristle at Zuckerberg's new financial order -- Alastair Marsh, Bloomberg News

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