Trump
threatened severe sanctions on Iran and any nation aiding its economy,
targeting oil smuggling and financial networks, as talks to end months of
conflict stall.
Iran's Seyed Abbas Araghchi dismissed it by listing past U.S. efforts like 'maximum pressure' that he says all failed, while warning countries enforcing sanctions risk bans from the Strait of Hormuz
China rejected the measures as lacking international law basis and urged diplomacy instead, with global energy markets on edge over the vital waterway.