# Stroul: Trump’s Economic Push on Iran Needs Partners

https://mins.news/en/video/28559

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-21 15:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1bbPdJhMyE

> Dana Stroul of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy says tougher US economic pressure on Iran will depend on cooperation from partners such as the UAE and China. She calls the UAE’s potential full break in economic ties with Tehran “extremely significant,” while warning that China has tools to retaliate against further US pressure.

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