As Trump Warns Of 'Economic D-Day,' A Look At Iran's Main Trading Partners

While enforcement details of new US measures remain sketchy, the threat could still put several of Tehran's major trade partners, including China and India, on a collision course with America.

The U.S. launched what the Trump administration calls "Operation Economic Outcast" against Iran. It includes threats to increase sanctions on Iran's trading partners. The pressure comes as the administration indicates it is trying to avoid returning to war, but cannot overcome Iran's stranglehold over the Strait of Hor

Iran faces its biggest economic challenge yet after the United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Tehran, threatening nearly a third of all its imports and more than $6 billion in exports.