Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Inside Iran: What Iranians think of stand-off
with US
The Islamic Republic of Iran has lived under
US economic sanctions ever since the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran by
radical students in 1979 and the subsequent detention of diplomats. Washington
froze Iranian assets and cut off all US trade and investment with Iran. More
sanctions had been added aimed at restraining Iran’s development of nuclear
capabilities until the former US administration and other world powers reached
a deal with Iran in 2015. Under the agreement, Iran would restrict the use and
development of nuclear facilities in return for the lift of nuclear-related
economic sanctions, freeing up tens of billions of dollars in oil revenue and
frozen assets. However, the present US administration withdrew the agreement
abruptly and adopted tougher sanctions aimed at restraining Iranian development
of dual-use nuclear capabilities that would enable the production of nuclear
weapons. This spring, the US cut off all revenues from Iranian oil exports, the lifeblood of the country’s economy, which has pushed the annual inflation rate
to over 50%.
What is life in Iran like now? What do people
feel and think of these sanctions and the latest standoff? One thing seems to
have happened. By re-imposing economic sanctions on Iran, Trump seems to have helped
Iran more united among various sectors of the country and more opposed to the
US.
Enjoy reading the article and learn what people
in Iran think of the US sanctions.
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