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Offline TomSea

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'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
« on: May 13, 2018, 05:13:42 pm »
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'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
Kaamil Ahmed
Sunday 13 May 2018 10:30 UTC

The unfufilled promise of a more prosperous era has gnawed away at Iranians ever since the decades-old international sanctions that they suffered under were lifted in 2015. That disgruntlement has turned to fear.

Iranians who had hoped grinding limitations on food and medicine, high prices and unemployment were ending are now anxious about the possiblity of an economic crash after US President Donald Trump dropped the Iran nuclear deal and signed orders to revive sanctions.

"Everyone I speak to in Iran is sad and scared of what is going to happen. And then there's also the fear of war, which is the worst scenario," Iranian-American commentator Negar Mortazavi told Middle East Eye.

Read more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sad-and-scared-iranians-fear-us-sanctions-524563545
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Re: 'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2018, 05:17:05 pm »
Yeah.... well.... now they know how we feel .....since their mullahs lied and acted in defiance of that "deal" they made, clearly showing that they had no intention of abiding by said "deal".  Welcome to the club.
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Re: 'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2018, 05:26:14 pm »
"Everyone I speak to in Iran is sad and scared of what is going to happen."

Sucks to be them.
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Re: 'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2018, 05:53:25 pm »
I think most Iranians are actually thrilled that maybe it will a spark to ultimately remove the Mullahs from power.
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Re: 'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2018, 06:28:35 pm »
Quote from: XenaLee on May 13, 2018, 05:17:05 pm
Yeah.... well.... now they know how we feel .....since their mullahs lied and acted in defiance of that "deal" they made, clearly showing that they had no intention of abiding by said "deal".  Welcome to the club.

Can't really blame the mullahs for this "deal" ..... our side gave away the shop.
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Re: 'Sad and scared': Iranians fear return to life under US sanctions
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2018, 06:31:02 pm »
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