Sanctions on Iran Could Also Punish Assad
Every waiver of sanctions helps Iran build another missile to wipe Israel off the map.
April 11, 2018
Every waiver of sanctions helps Iran build another missile to wipe Israel off the map.
Since the Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad is dependent on financial support from the Islamic Republic, Richard Goldberg argues that the U.S. should use economic measures against Tehran to retaliate for Assad’s chemical-weapons attacks on civilians, and to help prevent him from carrying out more of them:
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Login or SubscribeEvery waiver of sanctions helps Iran build another missile to wipe Israel off the map.
An army without a state.
Intense political pressure is part of the reason.
A Holocaust writer?
Most rabbis aren’t yet convinced.