PNN – A Hebrew-language media outlet has acknowledged that Trump’s acts of folly will lead to the economic collapse and downfall of the United States.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; the Hebrew-language outlet “Israel News” admitted in an article: Today, we are witnessing the negative repercussions of the US administration’s follies—such as sanctions—backfiring on the country itself. It can be said that the US is effectively punishing itself with this tool, as it has taught the world how to live without the United States.
The lengthy article continues: The United States Senate passed a bill by an overwhelming margin (86 votes in favor to 11 against) authorizing President Donald Trump (the U.S. administration) to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on countries that continue to purchase Russian energy.
In principle, this constitutes a virtually unparalleled economic weapon: any nation that continues to funnel money into Vladimir Putin’s coffers by purchasing Russian oil and gas could pay a heavy price in its trade with the United States.
Yet, lurking behind this alarming threat is a far greater—and less welcome—question for Washington: What happens if this very American economic weapon becomes blunted through repeated use?
As this Hebrew-language media outlet acknowledges, this is no longer a theoretical question. Iran has lived under the weight of sanctions for decades, paying a heavy economic and social price, yet the regime has not capitulated and continues to sell oil. Similarly, since invading Ukraine, Russia has faced an unprecedented wave of Western sanctions, yet its economy has not collapsed, nor has Putin halted the war.
China, too, is monitoring both nations, learning lessons, stockpiling gold, and developing independent payment and settlement systems, all while striving to prepare for the day when a Taiwan crisis might drive Washington to attempt to use this very same weapon against it.
Elsewhere, the article notes that Donald Trump has also joined this trend, transforming tariffs from a temporary trade tool into a cornerstone of his foreign policy. Any nation that fails to yield to Washington’s demands faces the threat of tariffs; a trading partner that rejects U.S.-dictated terms is met with tariffs; and now, even a country that purchases oil from an “unsuitable” source may be punished with tariffs.
However, the global economy does not wait for the White House to change its mind; instead, it adapts, alters its course, and seeks alternatives.
Canada is one of the latest examples of this issue. The trade war was intended to demonstrate U.S. leverage over a neighbor whose economy is deeply intertwined with that of the United States. While it is true that tariffs have harmed—and continue to harm—certain Canadian industries and have created instability, the picture of capitulation that was expected to emerge is not particularly clear-cut. The latest employment figures were surprisingly strong: the Canadian economy added approximately 75,000 new jobs in July—far exceeding forecasts—and the unemployment rate fell to 6.4 percent, its lowest level in two years.
The lesson here is not that Canada is immune to the impact of tariffs, but rather that major economies will not sit idly by and let the American consumer dictate their fate.
This is the strategic repercussion of tariff policy. Trump may inflict short-term damage on a trading partner, but in doing so, he provides a strong incentive for that partner to invest in reducing its dependence on the United States in the long run. A new customer in India, Europe, or the Persian Gulf does not simply vanish because the U.S. President decides to change policy.
In another part of the article, this Zionist media outlet acknowledges that Iran has become a symbol for all nations in confronting the bullying tactics of the terrorist US government; in this regard, it states:
Iran offers a highly instructive lesson regarding the limits of economic coercion. Few countries have endured such prolonged and sustained Western pressure. Sanctions have inflicted serious damage on Iran’s currency, investments, technology, standard of living, and capacity for economic development. It cannot be said that these sanctions have been ineffective. Yet, the strategic question is not whether they have caused pain, but rather whether they have achieved their objective.
The Iranian regime has not collapsed, Iran has not abandoned its confrontation with the United States, and Iranian oil continues to reach the markets.
Iran has become a seasoned nation when it comes to resilience under and in the face of sanctions. This is one of the great paradoxes of long-term sanctions: the longer a country remains under sanctions, the more it invests in a military structure designed to reduce its vulnerability to future sanctions. What was intended to strangle the country gradually becomes an impetus for building immunity against those very measures.
Russia has presented the world with a massive experiment. Following the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the West froze Russian assets, cut off banking services, restricted technology exports, imposed limits on oil, and compelled Western companies to exit the country. Initial assessments in the West predicted a blow that would rapidly undermine Moscow’s ability to finance the war.
The damage inflicted on Russia was—and remains—real. Russia lost access to certain technologies, was forced to procure goods via costly and complex routes, saw its dependence on China grow, and now faces inflation, labor shortages, and deep economic woes stemming from the costs of the war. Yet, a rapid collapse did not occur. Russian oil found new buyers in India and China, trade routes shifted through third countries, a “shadow fleet” expanded, and a larger share of trade was conducted in currencies other than the dollar.
Most importantly, Putin did not halt the war because of the sanctions.
The author of this article believes that it is precisely in such circumstances that the role of the BRICS group becomes significant. This framework—which began with Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—has expanded in recent years, becoming a magnet for countries seeking an economic order in which Washington does not hold a monopoly on affairs.
As this Hebrew-language media outlet acknowledges, although the dollar remains the central currency of the global system and U.S. capital markets are the deepest and most liquid in the world, its share of central banks’ reported foreign exchange reserves has fallen from approximately 70 percent in the late 1990s to less than 60 percent over the past quarter-century. This is not a sudden revolution but a gradual erosion; precisely because it is slow, it is easy to overlook.
Another part of the article emphasizes that Iran has learned how to circumvent restrictions, Russia has learned how to evade them, and China is striving to prepare in advance. BRICS provides a broad framework, CIPS offers additional infrastructure, gold serves as a guarantee, local currencies present an alternative path, and new ports and supply chains bring tangible independence.
Canada offers the simplest lesson: when your largest partner repeatedly threatens to shut the door on you, you look for another way.
Trump favors imposing tariffs because they give him an immediate sense of power. Figures like 50 or 100 percent make for eye-catching headlines and allow any dispute to be framed as a game in which the U.S. holds the upper hand. Yet, the global economy is not merely a tweet. Building supply chains takes years, new trade relationships generate new benefits, and once billions of dollars have been invested in seeking alternatives, reversing course becomes extremely difficult.
The real danger threatening the United States is not the imminent disappearance of the dollar, the announcement of a new global currency by BRICS, or the sudden displacement of Wall Street by China. The process unfolds far more gradually: another transaction that bypasses the dollar, another oil tanker independent of Western insurance, another bank capable of transferring funds via an alternative route, another government holding more gold and fewer assets vulnerable to freezing, another producer finding a new supplier, and another exporter discovering a new customer.
The article concludes: Iran did not yield. Russia did not yield. China is preparing so that it will not be forced to yield. And the world has learned a lesson from the Americans that they never intended to teach: if dependence on the United States can at any moment be turned into a weapon against you, it is best to learn right now how to get by without it.