The Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran Is Working
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The targeted killing of General Qassim Suleimani, one of Iran’s most prominent military leaders, sent shockwaves around the world. The strike came more than a year after the United States unilaterally withdrew from the JCPOA and launched a series of punishing economic sanctions that have drastically reduced Iran's oil exports and crippled its economy. The administration’s defenders argue that this "maximum pressure" campaign is necessary to protect American interests, quell Tehran’s human rights abuses, and halt Iran's support of terrorist networks across the region. But opponents see maximum pressure as dangerously misguided. They contend that abandoning the JCPOA – a historic diplomatic achievement – increases the risk of war and undermines key allies. Further, critics say, economic sanctions target civilians and fuel anti-American sentiment in Iran and beyond. Is the maximum pressure campaign against Iran working?
Lloyd R. Cohen
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- Professor of Law at George Mason University
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- M.D., Resident Scholar at AEI and a Psychiatrist at the Oasis Clinic in Washington, D.C.
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James F. Childress
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- Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the University of Virginia
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Background
For the Motion
Against the Motion
General Suleimani Strike
Economic Sanctions
JCPOA
Domestic Unrest in Iran
Iranian Funding of Terror