iran economy

Should the United States Rethink Sanctions Against Iran?

Published by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

via the Federation of American Scientists By Djavad Salehi-Isfahani I have been less than a week in the medium-sized city of Neishabour, Iran, visiting relatives, and I can see no sign of a country hunkering for intensifying sanctions and looming difficult… Continue Reading →

Sanctions and the shaping of Iran’s “Resistance Economy”

Published by Farideh Farhi 1 Comment

The International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) has published a useful brief aptly subtitled, “Killing them softly”, about the impact of sanctions on the lives of ordinary people who live in Iran, particularly women and other vulnerable groups such as… Continue Reading →