Iran sanctions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents files that he says prove the existence of Iran's nuclear program, during a press conference at the Kirya defense headquarters in Tel Aviv, April 30, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Not so fast, Bibi: Why new sanctions won’t bring down the Islamic Republic

President Trump’s new sanctions on Iran were widely praised by Netanyahu and the media. But they may not bring about the outcome so desired by the Israeli leader and his followers. By Shemuel Meir President Trump’s recent declaration on the renewal of the oil and finance sanctions on Iran were greeted with great enthusiasm by Israeli…

By +972 Magazine November 25, 2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exposes files that prove Iran's nuclear program in a press conference at the Kirya government headquarters in Tel Aviv, on April 30, 2018. (Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90)

Three years on, the Iran nuclear deal is still Israel’s best bet

Netanyahu has tirelessly tried to spin the Iran nuclear deal as dangerous, but the prime minister’s propaganda campaign has drowned out reasons why the agreement actually benefits Israel and the Middle East. By Shemuel Meir Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rushed to praise President Donald Trump on his “important and brave” decision to reinstate sanctions on Iran,…

By +972 Magazine August 27, 2018

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The world’s blatant double standard – in Israel’s favor

The American Studies Association may be singling out Israel for boycott, but if you look at the serious, painful punishments the world metes out to oppressor nations, Israel is not being singled out, it’s being let off the hook. As of Friday at noon, a Google search of “human rights sanctions” turns up over 40…

By Larry Derfner December 27, 2013

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An unidentified poor man sells vases to tourists in Esfahan, Iran. May 09, 2011. (Illustrative photo by Shutterstock.com)

Hooray, we brought the Iranian people to their knees

With nuclear talks resuming Tuesday, the happy consensus is that the sanctions have forced Iran’s regime to blink. But hardly anyone wants to think about the effect they’ve had on the country’s 80 million people. If you Google “bringing the Iranian economy to its knees,” you’ll have a lot of reading to do. This…

By Larry Derfner October 14, 2013

Iranians shopping at Bazaar-e Reza in Mashhad, Iran (Photo: Shutterstock.com)

The myth of benign sanctions against Iran

Sanctions against Iran, which have routinely been called ‘targeted’ but are now self-assuredly called ‘crippling,’ have long been crippling rather than targeted when it comes to their impact upon the Iranian people and economy. By Ali Fathollah-Nejad Sacrosanct sanctions: A fantastical construction They aim to bring recalcitrant tyrants to their senses, to put an end…

By +972 Magazine July 2, 2013

Alicia Keys performing at Tokyo Summer Sonic 2008 (Photo: LuxTonnerre/CC)

A double standard: Alicia Keys and sanctions on Iran

An example of distinctively Israeli, stone-blind hypocrisy. There seems to be a bit of a double standard in this country on the subject of BDS. For instance, we’re all supposed to be sneering in triumph over Alicia Keys’ decision to resist calls to cancel her Tel Aviv concert next month. No sane Israeli can support a…

By Larry Derfner June 2, 2013