JERUSALEM CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
The Iranian Regime is in Deep Trouble
by Brig.-Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser
August 12, 2018
The re-imposition of the first round of sanctions by the Trump administration proves much of what we already knew regarding Iran’s future policies and the confrontation over its nuclear project: 1) It demonstrates that US administration is true to its word and fulfills its campaign commitments when it comes to acting in the interests of the US and global security. 2) The impact on the Iranian economy, which already is in tatters, is going to be harsh and the efforts of Iran and Europe to mitigate it are doomed to fail. This is because the “blocking statute” that the EU has announced in response does not have the power to prevent any reasonable company from cutting its economic relations with Iran…READ MORE