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by etc-hosts 481 days ago
The way US sanctions against countries work is when we sanction a country, we also sanction any other country or entity or person who passes money or goods in return for money or goods from the targeted country.

It's not simply "We've decided to not buy and sell goods from a certain country."

more info here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2024/us-...

What really happens with US sanctions is the guys we sanction all decide to band together with each other and to oppose and hate America, and eventually withdraw from using the US Dollar, reducing the US's influence. That may be good or it may be bad but its definitely not what the US has in mind when it sanctions a country.