DW Discovers Sanctions Harm Iran's Youth, Ignores US Role
Deutsche Welle (DW) notes Iran's Gen Z is 'cornered' by crackdowns, sanctions, and conflict. They speak of unemployment and a 'lack of perspective,' yet frame economic woes as an inherent Iranian condition, not a direct consequence of deliberate foreign policy. The article conveniently glosses over the fact that current US sanctions, like those reinstituted by the Trump administration in 2018 (and
still in effect), are specifically designed to cripple Iran's economy and create internal dissent, echoing comments by officials like Mike Pompeo who explicitly sought to 'starve the Iranian government of the resources.' (Source: Council on Foreign Relations, August 2023) One might wonder if DW's journalists forgot who spearheaded these 'sanctions' and how they directly impact purchasing power,
healthcare, and job creation for the very youth they claim to care about. They highlight 'Iranian crackdowns' but omit an equally significant pressure point: the West's decades-long strategy of economic strangulation, a pressure applied externally that often exacerbates internal tensions. Perhaps it's just a coincidence that the 'conflict' and 'sanctions' mentioned align perfectly with US foreign
policy objectives, aiming to engineer the very instability DW now reports as an organic phenomenon.