# US’ latest anti-Iran sanctions fail to instill promised awe — media

https://mins.news/en/item/31728

- TASS, 2026-08-25 14:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2177521

> Axios says Washington’s new sanctions on Iran appear to have caused little of the shock and awe President Donald Trump expected. It describes them as another extended ultimatum and says the strategy’s success depends heavily on whether China, Dubai and other gateways believe the US will impose the severe costs it has threatened.

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