# How much leverage does the US have over its adversaries?

https://mins.news/en/video/41020

- DW News, 2026-09-01 21:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VXk4BuGU1I

> Washington is intensifying efforts to isolate Iran from the global economy while using sanctions to pressure Russia’s war economy. But a summit in Kyrgyzstan suggests the strategy may not be producing the results intended.

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