Ending forever wars must include economic warfare
Sanctions like those imposed on Cuba fail to achieve their stated policy objectives and create misery for millions of innocent people.
Dr. Assal Rad graduated with a PhD in Middle Eastern History from the University of California, Irvine in 2018. Her PhD research focused on Modern Iran, with an emphasis on national identity formation and identity in post-revolutionary Iran. Assal joined the National Iranian American Council as a Research Fellow in January 2019. She has written for publications including Newsweek, The Hill, and The National Interest, and appeared as a contributor on BBC World, Al Jazeera, and NPR.
Sanctions like those imposed on Cuba fail to achieve their stated policy objectives and create misery for millions of innocent people.
But they’re wrong and after decades of failed sanctions to bring the regime to heel, it’s time for ‘maximum diplomacy.’
Opponents of diplomacy will be pushing for Biden to squeeze more out of Iran before returning to the deal; it won’t work.
The UN Security Council worked just as intended when it categorically denied Mike Pompeo’s seemingly endless efforts to bring the US closer to war with Iran.