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Correction: it's been up to $425 billion now (discuss.online)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 20 points 4 months ago (5 children)

The best trade deal in the history of trade deals, maybe ever.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Really? Did you forget that the US blew up more than one Iranian elementary school?

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I mean, one could make the argument that higher poverty levels from Western sanctions were killing more elementary school children than that yearly, so a few elementary schools for sanctions relief is "worth it" in a purely utilitarian sense. That aside I don't think the Iranian regime was optimizing for minimum dead elementary school children, so it can be a good deal for them even if it sucks for other people.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Western sanctions were killing more elementary school children than that yearly

    I'm not saying it's not true, but do you have a source for this?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago*

    Nope. That's why I phrased it as an argument that can be made, not an established fact. That said, the impact of US sanctions on Iranian healthcare is well documented (1 2 3), and that's before getting to knock-on effects from general increased poverty, so I'd be very surprised if this was not the case.

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