When Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled what he called “Economic D-Day,” he signaled that Washington would no longer look away from countries facilitating Iranian commerce. Yet a walk through Dubai suggests otherwise. Iranian business activity, deeply rooted in the UAE’s commercial hub through decades of mutually profitable ties, continues largely unimpeded, apparently unbothered by fresh American warnings.
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