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Iran's 'Third Wave' of COVID-19 Gives the World a Terrifying Glimpse at an Uncontrolled Outbreak
Iran's 'Third Wave' of COVID-19 Gives the World a Terrifying Glimpse at an Uncontrolled Outbreak
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Summarised from the article:
Iran's dire economic situation, under ever-harsher United States sanctions, means the regime's options to control the outbreak are limited.
"They have not been fully straight with the Iranian people, but they have been put in a position where they really can't afford to shut down the economy for long periods of time," Barbara Slavin, the director of the Future of Iran initiative at the Atlantic Council, told the ABC.
The country's currency, the Rial, has fallen to one-tenth of its value in the past five years.
Iran signed an international nuclear control deal with the Obama administration in exchange for sanctions relief in 2015.
But when the Trump Administration unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018 and reimposed sanctions, Iran went into recession and relied even more heavily on trade with China.
"I call the [sanctions] policy cruel and counterproductive [because] the victims are ordinary people," Ms Slavin said.
The Iranian Government's lack of money is affecting everything from health to education.
Stories of extreme poverty are sparking outrage inside Iran, a country considered to have sophisticated health and education systems.
The US shows no sign of easing sanctions. The cost of medical care and medicines have risen to levels many Iranians say they can no longer afford.
Even as Iran's most recent spike continued to worsen, the US imposed new sanctions on 18 Iranian banks on October 10, effectively cutting them off from international markets.
The regime has struggled to source supplies for battling the outbreak, because of the restrictions of international transactions.
Ms Slavin said "[The US government] know it's not going to change any Iranian policies, it's just to show how tough they are, how macho they are … and it's disgusting"
Good to know that the Trump administration is managing to kill millions of people outside their own country as well :)
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