Can U.S. get Asia to play ball with Iran sanctions?

If they do not cut a deal, China may choose to defy the sanctions, which could lead to other Asian countries defying the sanctions and undermine the new US pressure campaign from its initiation.

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif at Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, China May 13, 2018

(photo credit: THOMAS PETER/REUTERS)

ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

APRIL 24, 2019 08:22

Can U.S. get Asia to play ball with Iran sanctions?

If they do not cut a deal, China may choose to defy the sanctions, which could lead to other Asian countries defying the sanctions and undermine the new US pressure campaign from its initiation.

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Can U.S. get Asia to play ball with Iran sanctions?

If they do not cut a deal, China may choose to defy the sanctions, which could lead to other Asian countries defying the sanctions and undermine the new US pressure campaign from its initiation.

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