• Buelldozer@lemmy.today
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      Iran’s very real problems are because of America’s economic warfare

      American sanctions have nothing to do with Iran’s very real lack of water. They did that to themselves with their unbridled and ignorant dam building.

      Specific to economic warfare Iran has trade relationships with both China and Russia. They have the ability to trade they are just absolute dogshit at managing their economy.

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      The fucking theocracy in power doesn’t help. Iran killed 1.500 innocent protesters during the 2022-2023 protesters and did the same in 2019 and 2009.

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          The system of government is not the reason for sanctioning, but it is a reason for people’s unhappiness.

          During those protests in 2022-23, Iran used rape as a weapon, just like Israel did. They disturbed graves and funerals of victims of their own violence and intimidated those who survived. And to the number of victims, most estimates say more than 500. The state admits to about 300, but then again, that’s the same state that told people Nika Shakarami committed suicide after she had been beaten to death.

          The fact that Israel commits a genocide does not excuse the amount of violence the Iranian state is using against their own people.

          I do not agree with the sanctions on Iran regarding important medical or food items.

    • CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world
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      Like how they built a dam over a salt deposit and contaminated their water? How is this the western imperialists fault? I guess in the sense that the US allowed the current regime to rise to power.