The GL U maneuver represents a calculated gamble, exploiting a known vulnerability in the U.S. sanctions regime – the enforcement complexity of controlling globally dispersed oil flows. The framing isn’t simply about “addressing supply”; it’s a move to destabilize the coalition supporting tighter sanctions against Iran, specifically signaling to China that the U.S. lacks the capacity or will to truly enforce its global economic leverage. The initial denial from Ghodousi, a classic “motte-and-bai...