"Solidarity, not Sanctions, Should be the West's Response to the Iranian People," say Semra and Mahsa

May 30, 2012

Article by Mahsa Alimardani and Semra Sevi; Published May 28, 2012 in The Huffington Post

Talks in Baghdad with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have resumed over Iran’s contentious nuclear program. The negotiation process is likely to be a long one, and no breakthrough accords are expected at this meeting.

The debate has been boiled down to Iran claiming it has a right to enrich uranium as a signatory of UN nuclear treaties, while the West fears Iran could potentially use this expertise to build atomic weapons.

At the centre of the debate are the devastating economic sanctions that are crippling the Iranian economy, and in extension, the civil society. Continue reading this article online here.