Looking through Al-Jazeera's articles this week did not give me much hope for an 'easy' reflection, as most of the headliners were just continuations of the same stories; Syria (unsurprisingly) is a popular topic article-wide. However, finally today one caught my eye, and honestly makes me rethink my opinions on US foreign policy.
According to a large Iranian medical charity, the massive sanctions against Iran are severely impacting the ability of Iran to import medical supplies, affecting the health of almost six million Iranians. These sanctions were imposed due to suspicions that Iran's nuclear program is for weapons manufacturing instead of medical uses, and are limiting the amount of foreign capital entering the country.
Now, I'm all in favor of preventing Khamenei from having a nuclear weapon, but at what expense? Those six million Iranians most likely don't wish to nuke Western nations, so why should they have to suffer because of the actions of several of their leaders? I believe as more of these side effects to the sanctions develop, policy makers will hopefully take more and more note of them.
According to a large Iranian medical charity, the massive sanctions against Iran are severely impacting the ability of Iran to import medical supplies, affecting the health of almost six million Iranians. These sanctions were imposed due to suspicions that Iran's nuclear program is for weapons manufacturing instead of medical uses, and are limiting the amount of foreign capital entering the country.
Now, I'm all in favor of preventing Khamenei from having a nuclear weapon, but at what expense? Those six million Iranians most likely don't wish to nuke Western nations, so why should they have to suffer because of the actions of several of their leaders? I believe as more of these side effects to the sanctions develop, policy makers will hopefully take more and more note of them.
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