UN Sanctions 'Raise Risk' for Iran, Not US Weapons to Gaza
Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, informs us that Iran's economy risks 'hyperinflation and deep recession' due to a 'snapback of U.N. sanctions.' The implication, of course, is that Iran's nuclear program justifies this collective punishment. One wonders if similar articles are being penned about the US providing Israel with 46,000 cluster bombs between 1970 and 1995, or the continued flow of billions
in weaponry today, causing actual human suffering in Gaza—or if those are considered 'stability operations.' Apparently, economic distress in Iran is a 'risk,' while starvation in Gaza is merely 'collateral.' This framing conveniently forgets that sanctions are, by design, a form of economic warfare, primarily impacting civilians. The same international bodies wringing their hands over Iran's
hypothetical nuclear aspirations seem remarkably silent on the actual, impending famine in Gaza —a famine fueled by blockades and bombardments using weapons largely supplied by the United States. How many children must starve before that's considered a 'severe recession' of human decency?