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A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats (apnews.com)
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[–] Zippy@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How else would you suggest to enforce sanctions? Our are people suggestion the US send in troops? Our does the world just support these regimes?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sanctions are siege warfare.

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for the definition. So what is your solution or does the world just trade with these nations regardless what they do?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's pretty clear I think all sanctions should be ended. All sanctions ever do is hurt the people.

"Solution". There isn't a way for us to force Iran to change. That has to come from within. Sanctions don't do that - siege warfare just forces everyone in Iran to hunker down and endure Western aggression, with the poorest being hurt the worst. The solution is peace.

[–] Zippy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

So keep trying and keeping those governments in power and wealth. Makes sense.