For nearly five decades, Iran has faced successive waves of US economic sanctions, a campaign that Washington has used as a central instrument of pressure against the Islamic Republic.
From restrictions on oil exports and financial transactions to the latest sanctions targeting Iranian airlines, these measures have affected Iran’s economy, its international trade, and the daily lives of its people. Joe Emersberger, writer and political commentator from Windsor, Canada, and Ajamu Baraka, founder, Black Alliance for Peace, from New York, are tonight’s guests.