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Negotiations can no longer be used to string Iran along, nor is Tehran in any mood to offer concessions. As a result, neither side seems keen to engage.
رIran’s path forward, therefore, lies in doubling down on the strategy it has pursued for years: offsetting sanctions by building alternative trade frameworks — through organizations like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS — and strengthening ties with neighboring markets. Tehran must continue expanding its non-oil exports and promoting trade in local and alternative currencies to cushion itself against Western pressure.
The return of UN sanctions is unlikely to create new obstacles. The US has already imposed far tougher restrictions, and Europe has long ceased meaningful trade with Iran due to its own dependency on US financial systems. Moreover, the UN resolutions focus mainly on nuclear issues, not Iran’s oil trade — the country’s primary source of revenue.
Therefore, the renewed sanctions add little to the economic pressure Iran already faces. Having weathered years of sanctions, Tehran has learned to manage the fallout. The experience of those years, it seems, will once again serve as the country’s guide for the road ahead.