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Will Oz Boycott China, India, Germany, Turkey etc?
Aug 25^th, 2026 at 3:47am

Australia's overlord has called for a boycott of those that trade with Iran.

China, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, India, and Germany are Iran's biggest trade partners.

Will Australia obey, or will Australia be a Canada, and stand up to the bully?

“Let there be no ambiguity as to the position of the United States,” Bessent told a news conference. “An economic engagement of any kind” with Iran said Bessent, “will expose those responsible to the full reach of American power”.

US Treasury threatens new sanctions on nations tied to Iran

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/24/world/live-news/iran-war-trump

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Re: Will Oz Boycott China, India, Germany, Turkey etc?
Reply #1 - Aug 25^th, 2026 at 10:11pm

In recent months, the USA's (or Trump's) call for assistance in their 'conflict' against Iran has been met with silence from a lot of countries around the world. The United States 'appears' to be biting off more than it can chew. The USA attacked Iran. In response, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

For my mind, Iran does not seem to be doing anything wrong in the lead up to the attack by the USA. Sure, there is the call for a democratisation of Iran by the students and people of Iran. There is probably some call for other social changes to Iranian society -- although I have not done enough study of contemporary events in Iran. So, it is difficult to want to commit lives of the Australian military personnel towards attacking Iran for little to no reason.

Boycotting China, India, Germany and Turkey in trade will serve no purpose.

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Re: Will Oz Boycott China, India, Germany, Turkey etc?
Reply #2 - Aug 25^th, 2026 at 10:20pm

UnSubRocky wrote on Aug 25^th, 2026 at 10:11pm:

In recent months, the USA's (or Trump's) call for assistance in their 'conflict' against Iran has been met with silence from a lot of countries around the world. The United States 'appears' to be biting off more than it can chew. The USA attacked Iran. In response, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

For my mind, Iran does not seem to be doing anything wrong in the lead up to the attack by the USA. Sure, there is the call for a democratisation of Iran by the students and people of Iran. There is probably some call for other social changes to Iranian society -- although I have not done enough study of contemporary events in Iran. So, it is difficult to want to commit lives of the Australian military personnel towards attacking Iran for little to no reason.

Boycotting China, India, Germany and Turkey in trade will serve no purpose.

China is our largest trading partner -
we won't stop trading with China or we'd go broke. Shocked

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 26229 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: Will Oz Boycott China, India, Germany, Turkey etc? Reply #3 - Aug 26^th, 2026 at 1:29pm I think I am well aware of that.
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Re: Will Oz Boycott China, India, Germany, Turkey etc?
Reply #4 - Sep 1^st, 2026 at 3:19pm

Ai_Killed_Humanity wrote on Aug 25^th, 2026 at 3:47am:

Australia's overlord has called for a boycott of those that trade with Iran.

China, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, India, and Germany are Iran's biggest trade partners.

Will Australia obey, or will Australia be a Canada, and stand up to the bully?

“Let there be no ambiguity as to the position of the United States,” Bessent told a news conference. “An economic engagement of any kind” with Iran said Bessent, “will expose those responsible to the full reach of American power”.

US Treasury threatens new sanctions on nations tied to Iran

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/24/world/live-news/iran-war-trump

Iran sanctions framework

https://www.dfat.gov.au/international-relations/security/sanctions/sanctions-reg...

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