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by exabrial 2965 days ago
> According to the United States government, the company used an elaborate system to sell American-made goods there, and then lied and deleted emails when the Commerce Department began to investigate. It even made plans to resume shipments to Iran while the investigation was ongoing, according to the Commerce Department.

Unfortunately the truth doesn't make good headlines like "TRUMP STARTING TRADE WAR", but I think this best sums up what's happening and why.