AMB GORDON SONDLAND: Our allies enjoyed a free ride trading with Iran. Trump is shutting that down

Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland stated that U.S. allies have engaged in trade with Iran and that the Trump administration is implementing policies to restrict such commerce. The statement relates to Trump administration tariffs and trade enforcement actions announced in 2026. Sondland did not provide specific evidence of which allies conducted which Iran-related transactions or quantify the financial flows he referenced.

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