BBC is reporting that "Trump warns trading partners over Iran, and that anyone doing business with

[still_one]

Iran will not be doing business with the U.S.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45098031


I don't think it will happen, but it would be something our allies told trump to go hell

[Iterate]

1. That would be 149 trade partners for Iran's exports

and 123 for their imports. "Trade partners" in most data sets refers either to individual countries or to those few aggregates such as the EU.

So, that's just about everybody. Top ten or so: China, Iraq, UAE, Rep. Korea, India, Afghanistan, Turkey, Singapore, Germany, Indonesia, Japan.

Usually when someone comes up with that "cut them all off" tactic, it just means they don't know shit about how the world works.

[Roland99]

2. Does that include his own?

News Desk
The Iran Business Ties Trump Didn’t Disclose
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-iran-business-ties-trump-didnt-disclose

[pazzyanne]

3. Ho hum, just the Bully in Chief throwing his weight around.

He doesn't get that the average person does not deal with bullying without implementing extreme oppositional defiance. Bullies do not win if people stand up to them and stay true to their values. At 72, tRump will not live long enough to learn everything he does not know. Sad for the US and our reputations on the world stage. We may never be able to overcome the damage this jerk is doing to our nation.

[safeinOhio]

4. Does that include Russia?

He noted that in the first five months of 2016 the trade turnover between Russia and Iran increased by 70.9 percent compared to the same period of 2015 and amounted to $856 million.

"In particular, Russian exports to Iran jumped by 91.5 percent and amounted to $697 million. Russian imports from Iran increased by 16 percent to $158 million. The boost in trade was achieved by supplies of machinery, ground vehicles and weapons," the ambassador said.

https://www.rt.com/business/355671-russia-iran-trade-increase/

[Owens]

5. Did I miss something?

When did Trump become "King" of the world?

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. When he decided he was.

[Lonestarblue]

6. Trading partners need to just quietly continue what they're doing.

It’s a few U.S. businesses, like Boeing which has already lost a big plane order from Iran, that will lose. Russia has violated sanctions on North Korea and continued trading, as has China. And China has just invested millions in their high speed rail to Iran to help open trade to that country and on to countries on the Mediterrean, so they’re unlikely to conform. Plus they know that this president will be gone in two years or less. And if Democrats win the House and the Mueller investigation concludes, Trump will be too busy trying to save himself to worry about what business is going on with Iran.

I do not want to see this happen, but Republicans need to be reminded that if the Russians can hack the elections to get Trump in the White House, other countries that are fed up with him can also hack the elections to get a Democrat who would reatore world order in the White House.

[MoonchildCA]

16. If we had fair and honest elections,

No hacking would be needed to get a Democrat in the White House.

[malaise]

7. When did Europe become US colonies? n/t

[BSdetect]

8. Including the UK, Britannia, Great Britain, England ........?

[Squinch]

9. It will be a generation before we are trusted on the international stage again.

[duforsure]

10. When both Russia and China were ignoring the sanctions against NK

Delivering them missile parts , and supplies He said nothing. Hmmmmm.

[ananda]

11. We have no European allies any more.

nt

[BSdetect]

12. What about China? 5G infrastructure Let's not trade with them?

China has outspent the U.S. in 5G
Aug. 7, 2018 4:30 AM ET|By: Yoel Minkoff, SA News Editor
Since 2015, China has outspent the U.S. by $24B in 5G infrastructure, potentially creating a "tsunami" that will be difficult to catch up with, according to a new study by Deloitte.

China has built 350,000 new cell sites, while the U.S. has built fewer than 30,000 in the same time-frame.

5G would support connected infrastructure in cities, including driverless cars, and make it possible for people to stream high bandwidth video.

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3379087-china-outspent-u-s-5g?app=1&dr=1#email_link

[Adrahil]

13. I think Trump is bluffing.

But if he's not, I WANT our allies to tell him to fuck off. Iran is not a good guy here, but they WERE complying with the agreement.

[C_U_L8R]

15. Go tell it to Dick Cheney

And Halliburton.