ARTICLE · 26 AUGUST 2026
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has launched "Operation Economic Outcast," expanding secondary sanctions on Iran while simultaneously removing Syria's State Sponsor of Terrorism designation. These contrasting moves signal a strategic shift in Middle East policy, with Syria emerging as a potential alternative trade corridor to bypass the Strait of Hormuz as Iran faces intensified economic isolation.
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