The Path to War With Iran Is Paved With Sanctions

The Trump administration is laying siege to Iran. Taking pages from the Iraq War playbook, senior officials paint a picture of a rogue, outlaw, terrorist regime bent on acquiring nuclear weapons and whose malign activities are the cause of all the chaos in the Middle East. They know what they are do...

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Published in:The Washington report on Middle East affairs 2019-05, Vol.38 (3), p.S15-OV16
Main Authors: Cirincione, Joseph, Kaszynski, Mary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Government agencies
Imports
International relations
Iraq War-2003
Military aspects
Mueller report
Nuclear weapons
Pompeo, Mike
Presidents
Sanctions
Terrorism
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Summary:The Trump administration is laying siege to Iran. Taking pages from the Iraq War playbook, senior officials paint a picture of a rogue, outlaw, terrorist regime bent on acquiring nuclear weapons and whose malign activities are the cause of all the chaos in the Middle East. They know what they are doing. They have done it before. They are building a case for war. The US has already reimposed all the nuclear-related sanctions lifted by the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that successfully rolled back and effectively froze Iran's nuclear program and put it under the most stringent inspections ever negotiated. The goals of the sanctions announced April 22, however, go way beyond nuclear issues. All are worthy policy goals. The first, of course, has been met. The National Intelligence Estimate on Iran concluded that Iran ended its nuclear weapons program in 2003. There is no evidence that the program has restarted. Instead, in true Trumpian fashion, the administration simply asserts the counterfactual
ISSN:8755-4917
2163-2782