Well, "Ostensibly bilateral US foreign policy actions, such as sanctions, can influence third-party compliance with US policy preferences. US sanctions simultan

Well, "Ostensibly bilateral US foreign policy actions, such as sanctions, can influence third-party compliance with US policy preferences. US sanctions simultaneously signal US preferences and demonstrate leverage, which can motivate third parties to avoid or change proscribed behavior proactively. " [1] In other words, (US) sanctions have a lot of ways to affect even corporations from third-party countries. [1] https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/sanctions-and-third-party-compliance-with-us-foreign-policy-prefe https://asu.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/sanctions-and-... [edit] Perhaps a more readable text is https://www.williamsmullen.com/news/us-sanctions-laws-dangers-ahead-foreign-companies https://www.williamsmullen.com/news/us-sanctions-laws-danger...