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Iran said Wednesday that unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies should be recognized as " crimes against humanity ."

“It is time for the inhuman sanctions imposed by the United States and its accomplices to be recognized as crimes against humanity ,” Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi wrote on the social network X.

Abbas Araghchi also called for joint efforts by countries sanctioned by the U.S. to forge “ a unified and collective response ” to what he called a “ political pressure mechanism that violates human rights .”

Iran's top diplomat said The Lancet research indicates that since the 1970s, around 500,000 people , mostly children and the elderly, have lost their lives annually due to unilateral U.S. sanctions .

“Western regimes have long claimed that sanctions are a bloodless alternative to war . The reality is that they can be just as lethal as war,” the Iranian foreign minister denounced.

Tehran has been subject to US sanctions since the seizure of the US embassy and the seizure of its diplomats following the triumph of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 .

According to Abbas Araghchi , in response to the actions against its embassy, Washington froze Iranian assets and banned bilateral trade.

Restrictions on Iran have tightened over the years, especially over Iran's nuclear program , with embargoes on Iran's oil and financial sectors , not only by the U.S. but also through sanctions approved by the UN , the Persian diplomat added .

In 2015, the signing of the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers led to the partial lifting of sanctions by the United States.

However, in 2018, the US withdrew from the nuclear deal and reimposed economic sanctions under a "maximum pressure" strategy , severely impacting Iran's economy and its access to essential goods.

For their part, the US's European allies have issued an ultimatum that they will activate the mechanism that reinstates international sanctions against Tehran by the end of August if Iran fails to reach an agreement with the West on its atomic program.

Sometimes I see an article and know I have to bring it up to one guy who is going to get really mad and drunk at me about being the one true communist in this country, within days. Tried and true strategy e.g. bringing up Lenin talking about civil trade being a separate activity from war it makes ppl get so mad that you skip the whole first half of the argument it's great try it

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Have you considered killing him instead

I'm on Consideration Watch over this news

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