I thi
nk that points to a very important aspect of sanctions, which is that the Iranian people, who will ultimately be the victims of sanctions, are now telling the international community in ways that I think are very interesting that either sanctions have to be ratcheted up in order to get rid of this regime, or what is very interesting in the reporting on this issue is that when
they interview the average Iranian in the street, despite the fact that
...[+++]there is a government handler probably six feet away, these Iranians are telling reporters as they are describing their economic distress that the sanctions are hurting them and making life more difficult, but what is interesting in the reporting so far — and it is anecdotal but it is interesting — is that they are not blaming the international community for these sanctions.
Je pense que la question soulève un aspect très important des sanctions. La population iranienne, qui est victime des sanctions au bout du compte, indique de manière très intéressante à la communauté internationale qu'il faut augmenter les sanctions pour se débarrasser du régime.