{"id":16664,"date":"2012-12-10T07:12:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T12:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=16664"},"modified":"2012-12-10T07:12:37","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T12:12:37","slug":"are-economic-sanctions-working-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=16664","title":{"rendered":"Are Economic Sanctions Working On Iran ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, the Washington Free Beacon<\/a> posted an article about the impact of economic sanctions<\/a> on the economy of Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

As Tehran<\/a> moves to bolster its bilateral trade relations, senior regime leaders have indicated that Western sanctions are leading Iran to become more economically independent and less reliant on oil revenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The region\u2019s continued dependence on Iran\u2019s energy sector and other exports suggests that Western sanctions have not dented the pocketbook of Tehran\u2019s top leaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iranian officials estimate<\/a> that the government will earn $70 billion in non-oil exports by March 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Iran’s nuclear program<\/a> continues.<\/p>\n

Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz<\/a> recently stated that Turkey<\/a> would not honor the sanctions prohibiting Turkey from importing natural gas<\/a> from Iran, as that is essentially imposing a natural gas sanction on Turkey.<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

The biggest hole in sanctions, however, is Barack Obama<\/a>,\u201d Rubin added. \u201cHis waivers [on sanctions] make legal the same sanctions avoidance in which many of these other countries engage. Moral clarity is important.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tehran meanwhile has downplayed the effect of Western sanctions on its economy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iranian General Mohammad Reza Naqdi<\/a>\u00a0said Friday that a decrease in oil revenue should be\u00a0\u201dturned into opportunities to boost self-sufficiency and produce economic independence,\u201d according<\/a> to Fars<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports earlier this year indicated Iranian exports of copper and medicine have drastically risen in recent months, earning the regime more than a billion dollars in revenue.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the nuclear program in Iran continues…<\/p>\n

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