Iran considers the recent US pressure on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to restrict trade with the Islamic Republic as "illegal" and it would jeopardize the region’s economy. T

Iran’s most widely circulated newspaper, Hamshahri, warned in its editorial that trade restrictions would hurt Iran, the UAE and other Middle East countries. US pressure for tougher trade laws is part of the Bush administration’s broader campaign to contain Iran amid tensions over what the US calls pursuit of nuclear weapons and support of the Iraqi insurgency.

Trade in Goods (Imports, Exports and Trade Balance) with Iran

NOTE: All figures are in millions of U.S. dollars.

Exports

65.0

Imports

59.8

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, Data Dissemination Branch, Washington, D.C. 20233