How Sanctions Are Freeing Iran
The regime can’t afford to enforce its laws effectively.
December 7, 2022
How Sanctions Are Freeing Iran
The regime can’t afford to enforce its laws effectively.
Not long after the ongoing protests in the Islamic Republic began, an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times expressed sympathy for the demonstrators while arguing that the U.S. should loosen its sanctions on the country. After all, the commonplace argument goes, sanctions only increase the hardships of ordinary Iranians. Shay Khatiri explains that, to the contrary, economic pressure has weakened the regime, paving the way for the present unrest:
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