Examining the Efficiency of Current International Economic Sanctions Concerning Iran

Abstract

The study approaches the economic sanctions imposed on Iran. It comprises a history of sanctions, reviewing their typologies and application while focusing on the sanctions the United States enacted against Iran. In July 2015 a deal was struck, with the commitment of Iran to reduce significantly its advances in the nuclear programme in exchange for appeasement of the comprehensive sanctions regime. Nonetheless, the Trump administration proceeded to unilateral withdrawal from the deal in May 2018, thus extending the imposition of sanctions to a higher degree. As such, the paper tackles a long-standing dilemma whether sanctions do alter political responses and if so, their efficiency, based upon several factors regarded as important for the evaluation.

Depression in a healthy over-55 years old community-dwelling population: from prevalence to social-economic state, lifestyle and Nutrients – A population-based study

“…The higher prevalence of depression in the current study can be explained by the special condition of Iranians in past few years. During the last few years, the political and negatively economic changes that were highly affected by the US sanction and political stands of the Islamic Republic government made a complicated condition (23,24). The lower quality of life resulted from economic in ation, reduced purchasing power, liquidity reduction and livelihood problems can be the main reason of this level of depression (23,24).…”

“…During the last few years, the political and negatively economic changes that were highly affected by the US sanction and political stands of the Islamic Republic government made a complicated condition (23,24). The lower quality of life resulted from economic in ation, reduced purchasing power, liquidity reduction and livelihood problems can be the main reason of this level of depression (23,24). In addition, By considering the impact of good and bad news on individuals, daily exposing of Iranians to more disappointing news provides a suitable condition to develop disappointment and depression (25,26).…”