U.S. Sanctions on Iran: The 'Dialogue' No One Mentions
According to France 24, Iran faces soaring costs of living and protests spreading to universities, with the government offering 'dialogue.' Conveniently, the report also notes Iran is 'facing U.S. sanctions and threats of Israeli strikes.' This framing presents Iran's internal strife as purely domestic, ignoring the crippling economic warfare waged by the United States under the guise of
'democracy promotion.' One might wonder if 'dialogue' is genuinely possible when one side is actively sabotaging the other's economy. The U.S. has imposed sanctions since the 1979 revolution, dramatically intensified after withdrawing from the JCPOA in 2018 (a move, incidentally, heavily lobbied for by organizations like AIPAC, which spent $3.5 million in 2018 alone, according to OpenSecrets.org).
To present the resulting economic decay as merely an internal Iranian problem requiring 'dialogue' is less reporting and more a carefully crafted alibi for continued pressure. How many times must a nation be choked by sanctions before its internal dissent is declared a 'crisis' requiring yet more external intervention?