Saudi newspaper: Iran’s economy is resisting sanctions.
A Saudi newspaper has expressed concern that Iran is building a sanctions-resistant economy.
In an analysis published on Thursday, the Saudi newspaper “Arab News” referred to the gradual reduction of the effects of US sanctions against Iran written by Tehran and is creating an anti-sanctions economy.
“At one time, sanctions against the Iranian regime were very effective, but recent developments show that Washington’s sanctions have been less successful in curbing the regime,” the English-language edition of Arab News wrote in the analysis.
“Prior to 2015, when the nuclear deal was reached, sanctions against the Islamic Republic were successful for several reasons. “First of all, the United States was able to persuade Russia and China to put pressure on Tehran.”
“This led to a consensus among the five permanent members of the Security Council, which allowed them to pass several sanctions resolutions against Iran,” the author emphasizes.
“But now there seems to be a huge gap between the world powers, with the United States, Britain and France on one side and Russia and China on the other.”
The Arab News analyst cites the failed previous attempt by the administration of former US President Donald Trump to prevent the expiration of the arms embargo against Iran as an example of the gap in the international community against Iran.
“To understand how this global divide is helping the Iranian regime build an anti-sanctions economy, it is important to examine where a significant portion of Iran’s revenues come from.”
