Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump teased his 55 million Twitter followers about his latest action against Iran in the style of a Hollywood movie poster - a picture of him with the words: Sanctions are Coming.

The United States has reimposed oil and financial sanctions against Iran, significantly turning up the pressure on Tehran in order to curb its alleged missile and nuclear programmes.

Contributors

Mohammad Ali Shabani - Iran Pulse editor at Al-Monitor

Trita Parsi - founder, National American Iranian Council

Narges Bajoghli - assistant professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Barbara Slavin - director, Future of Iran Initiative, Atlantic Council