The problem with economic sanctions is they imply the Thucydides Complex - that if you do not respond with submission to your reduced ability to demand (products and services) due to US economic sanctions, then the backup plan by the US is War against your stalwart refusal.



According to US logic, the imposed penury (on the Islamic State/China/Russia/North Korea) will be more reprehensible to them than giving up their cultures and religions in favor of subordinating themselves to the International Banking System (New World Order/NWO now under US control.)



Which cultures support the universal New World Order under the US international banking system is still in question. Currently, nations in competition with the US are in full rebellion against US sanctions intended to break their economies by isolating them from the New World Order banking system, as controlled by the American Dollar (at Trump's discretion).



The first vagary of Iran (under its prohibition by Trump to join the New World Order) is to appeal to the EU and Russia and China, now all adversaries of the Trump invective, to reject the NWO/$US as the only agent of US power. China and Russia, as partners, have already successfully undermined US control of the NWO as an institution solely serving the US economy.



The power of America's most powerful CEO's, in contest with the well-being of Americans, is still opposed to an American system of government/laws that favor the success of America/Americans over the profits of their own multinational corporations.



Either the US Corporations (seeking highest profits internationally) will prevail over US Political Conservatives (who favor the survival of the American State), and continue to exploit cheap labor in Asia, or they will be forced to become more nationalistic (patriotic to the American People and the preservation of the American state) and sacrifice profits for their political survival. That is currently the hardest hardball battle on Earth.



Bottom line is whether Political Populism (benefits to 'The People') in America succeeds, or the elimination of the Power of the American State, by US multinational corporations, succeeds in overriding the populist interests of American citizens/workers.



We (American People) could accede to domination by Global Capitalism, controlled by Chinese or American enterprises, but would prefer to be dominated by US Elite Owners than Elite Chinese Owners. We really do not know, at this present time, if US Elite owners will be kinder to American citizens that Chinese Elite owners. Certainly, the CCP is more attuned to serving its general population than the US Elite owners are attuned to serving the general population of Americans.



China could eventually sell the idea to Americans that they would likely be better ruled by the current Chinese regime than the current American globalist elites on Wall Street now embedded in the US federal government and controlling elected US officials.



Reminds me of the Rabbi's statement who is conducting the circumcision: "It won't be long".