Financial Times Discovers Iran's Economic Pain, Forgets Where Sanctions Come From
According to the Financial Times, Iran's economic pain, marked by 'inflation, devaluation and stuttering growth,' is causing unrest. What the esteemed publication conveniently neglects to mention is the rather significant role of unilateral US sanctions, often supported by European allies, which have systematically crippled Iran's economy for decades. These aren't just market forces at play; they
are deliberate acts of economic warfare. (One might wonder if this 'oversight' is a matter of editorial policy or simple amnesia.) It's almost as if applying maximum pressure, as Washington calls it, is designed to generate exactly this kind of 'economic pain' to destabilize the country. The constant refrain from mainstream media blames Tehran for the consequences while meticulously scrubbing any
mention of the architects of the suffering. Perhaps next, the FT will report on how drought causes thirst, without mentioning the taps have been cut off.