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Blaming #Iran’s #COVID19 tragedy “solely” on #US_Sanctions is to overlook the #politicization & #securitization of epidemic in Iran & the politically motivated decisions that led to tragic death toll. It IS possible to condemn #sanctions AND IR’s #incompetence & #deceit (1/5)
Sanctions cripple economy AND healthcare; I’ve said repeatedly that not lifting them right now is a crime. But so was Iran’s willful #coverup & mismanagement & politicized refusal to act. Note: PPE &meds shortage is also a distribution issue, helped by State incompetence (2/5)
Ask health staff & they tell u about irregular distribution; no shortage in elite hospitals like Masih but overrun peripheral hospitals suffer. WHO #test_kits were irresponsibly used by ruling elite &families when ICUs need them nationwide. Gov failed to lead/manage crisis (3/5)
Sanctions should be lifted NOW. Enforcing them amidst a #pandemic is criminal. Equally important is to call out a state that gambles people’s lives & continually lies about it. Many young and healthy, along with Iranian #health_workers are dying as a result of the latter (4/5)
These deaths were not inevitable. We see similar trends in US & UK, tho wt different political motivations. Politicizing a #pandemic is unethical & dangerous. So is removing #experts from decisionmaking & #policy. So is shamelessly lying about it all. Iranians won’t forget. (5/5)
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