US announces expanded sanctions on Iran and threatens secondary sanctions on trading partners including China: a 9-story thread

A 9-story thread from 2026-08-27 to 2026-09-10, covered by 33 outlets. Coverage settled as it developed. Each event below is linked as related to the anchor story by the pipeline.

US announces expanded sanctions on Iran and threatens secondary sanctions on trading partners including China

9 events · 08-27 to 09-10 · 33 outlets · economy · avg 27, peak 37

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08-27US prepares new sanctions on Iran targeting oil exports to China amid blockadescore 33· 6 outlets
08-27US announces expanded sanctions on Iran and threatens secondary sanctions on trading partners including Chinascore 33· 17 outlets
08-27US announces new sanctions on Iran under Operation Economic Outcastscore 33· 9 outlets
08-27Iran's rial hits record low against US dollar as Washington prepares new sanctionsscore 33· 10 outlets
08-27US Treasury Secretary Bessent announces Operation Economic Outcast, threatening sanctions on countries that trade with Iranscore 37· 25 outlets
08-27Global currency and bond markets react to U.S. Iran sanctions and Treasury buyback plans.score 17· 3 outlets
08-28Trump administration escalates economic sanctions against Iran and warns Chinese banksscore 29· 11 outlets
08-30US Treasury proposes sanctions on Banque Misr UAE branches for Iran-linked transactionsscore 9· 2 outlets
09-10US imposes sanctions on 36 Iranian aviation entities as part of Operation Economic Outcastscore 23· 7 outlets