US Slams Iran's 'Restrictions' While Imposing Its Own
Iran is 'slamming' the US for restricting its diplomats in New York to a tight radius, preventing them from shopping at Costco or traveling freely. This, from a state-run media, conveniently omits the US's long history of unilateral sanctions and coercive diplomacy against Iran, often citing human rights abuses while simultaneously arming and supporting regimes with arguably worse records. The
'rules-based order' applies selectively, it seems. One might wonder if the US expects countries it has sanctioned for decades and whose leaders it frequently threatens to simply… not notice. The irony of Washington complaining about 'restrictions' while maintaining a stranglehold on Iran's economy and limiting their global engagement appears lost on the diplomats making these pronouncements. How
many sovereign nations get to determine where other nations' diplomats can buy bulk toilet paper?