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Can intensified US economic pressure accelerate the development of mechanisms independent of the Western financial system and deepen cooperation with non-Western partners?
Intensified US economic pressure could unintentionally accelerate Iran’s move toward more independent financial and economic mechanisms. When a country has limited access to financial structures dominated by the West, it has greater reason to develop alternative tools such as regional cooperation, the use of national currencies, new trade agreements and independent financial networks.
From a critical perspective, the US policy of extensively using financial sanctions has gradually pushed more countries to seek ways to reduce their dependence on the financial system under Washington’s influence.
However, creating an economic system completely independent of global structures is a complex and time-consuming process and will require multilateral cooperation, strong financial infrastructure and trust among partners.
The US speaks of the “economic isolation” of Iran. Can Washington really cut Iran off from the regional economy and international markets, or will Iran’s economic interdependence with regional countries and Asian partners stand in the way of such a goal?
The US’s stated goal of “economic isolation of Iran” faces serious limitations. Given its geopolitical position, energy resources, population, domestic market and role in regional transportation networks, Iran is not a country that can be completely removed from the regional and international economy.
Today’s global economy is built on interdependence, and even countries aligned with US policies have direct economic interests in engaging with Iran in many areas.
Efforts to completely cut Iran off from the global economy face not only geographical and economic obstacles but could also strengthen the trend toward the emergence of non-Western economic blocs.
From this perspective, the US policy of economic isolation faces a strategic contradiction: the more pressure is brought to bear to remove a country from existing structures, the greater the incentive for that country and its partners to create alternative routes.
Therefore, sanctions can impose costs, but achieving the long-term goal of completely isolating Iran economically faces serious obstacles.