Salehi-Isfahani: there are no internal political tensions
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Mr. Salehi-Isfahani argues:
effective foreign policy tool is strongest when the country in question is brimming with internal political tensions caused by years of stagnation or decline in living standards, which sanctions can intensify to bring about the desired policy shift by the country’s rulers. This is not the situation in Iran.
OK lets see:
explosive internal “tensions” - check
decline in living standards - check check check
Mr. Salehi-Isfahani is either uninformed or is basing his comments on the upper-class that live in northern Tehran.
There are videos floating around about Iranians chanting “death to Russia” and “death to China”, clearly voicing support for sanctioning regimes which provide the Islamic Republic legitimacy and survivability.
Though many would like to argue that the Islamic Republic can sustain any sanctioning regimes, even the IMF declared that sanctions are hurting the economy.
