{"id":36497,"date":"2018-08-07T07:06:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T12:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36497"},"modified":"2018-08-07T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-08-07T12:06:35","slug":"trump-blasts-anyone-trading-with-iran-will-not-be-trading-with-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36497","title":{"rendered":"Trump Blasts &#8220;Anyone Trading With Iran Will Not Be Trading With The U.S.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-07\/trump-blasts-anyone-trading-iran-will-not-be-trading-us\">Trump Blasts &#8220;Anyone Trading With Iran Will Not Be Trading With The U.S.&#8221;<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1475\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1475\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>At one minute after midnight, the first round of renewed U.S. sanctions on Iran took effect, and in one of his earliest tweets since the presidential campaign, at 5:30am EDT, a sleepless Trump blasted out the &#8220;official&#8221; US position on countries that ignore his just imposed sanctions: &#8220;<strong>The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level<\/strong>&#8221; Trump tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>In a warning to China, India, Russia, Turkey and many other nations which have said they will defy Trump&#8217;s sanctions and continue to import Iran oil, Trump warned that <strong>&#8220;Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, pulling a page out of a John Lennon album, Trump explained <strong>&#8220;I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"Tweet-header\">\n<p><a class=\"TweetAuthor-avatar Identity-avatar u-linkBlend\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\" data-scribe=\"element:user_link\" aria-label=\"Donald J. Trump (screen name: realDonaldTrump)\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Avatar Avatar--edge\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-scribe=\"element:avatar\" data-src-2x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_bigger.jpg\" data-src-1x=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/874276197357596672\/kUuht00m_normal.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor js-inViewportScribingTarget\" data-scribe=\"component:author\">\n<div class=\"TweetAuthor-nameScreenNameContainer\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-decoratedName\"><span class=\"TweetAuthor-verifiedBadge\" data-scribe=\"element:verified_badge\"><b class=\"u-hiddenVisually\">\u2714<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Tweet-body e-entry-content\" data-scribe=\"component:tweet\">\n<p class=\"Tweet-text e-entry-title\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level. Anyone doing business with Iran will NOT be doing business with the United States. I am asking for WORLD PEACE, nothing less!<\/p>\n<div class=\"Tweet-metadata dateline\"><a class=\"u-linkBlend u-url customisable-highlight long-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1026762818773757955\" data-datetime=\"2018-08-07T09:31:46+0000\" data-scribe=\"element:full_timestamp\"><time class=\"dt-updated\" title=\"Time posted: August 07, 2018 09:31:46 (UTC)\" datetime=\"2018-08-07T09:31:46+0000\">5:31 AM &#8211; Aug 7, 2018<\/time><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>As a reminder, on Tuesday, following an executive order signed by Trump, the U.S. imposed new restrictions intended to stop the purchase of dollar banknotes by Iran, prevent the government from trading gold and other precious metals and block the nation from selling or acquiring various industrial metals. The measures, which took effect at midnight in Washington, also targeted the auto industry and banned imports of Persian carpets and pistachios to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>There were some signs Trump&#8217;s aggressive policy was already working. 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