BBCNEWS Business Briefing July 14, 2024
The United States is once again flexing its financial muscle power in its battle with iran. President trump has signed into force a new round of sanctions which target the iranian leadership in a bid to halt its Nuclear Programme and change its behaviour in the wider middle east. Last week, tehran admitted shooting down a us drone but has denied responsibility for a series of attacks on oil tankers. The latest sanctions target the iranian leadership right up to Supreme Leader ali khamenei and those around him. Theyll effectively be be cut off from the International Financial system because ban...