Recent admissions from former Trump administration officials reveal that U.S. economic sanctions, intended to improve human rights and effect regime change, actually fail to meet these goals. Instead, they perpetuate authoritarianism and cause widespread suffering among civilians in sanctioned countries, illustrating their role as tools of economic warfare rather than effective foreign policy. The article highlights how sanctions serve deeper interests within the U.S., emphasizing their connection to elite competition rather than strategic efficacy, as seen in the case of Iran's pistachio industry being overtaken by U.S. producers.
The architects of the U.S. 'maximum pressure' campaigns are now admitting that sanctions fail at their stated goals, causing enormous harm to civilian populations.
U.S. sanctions have increased over 900 percent in the 21st century, and they serve deeper interests in the states that impose them.
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