Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham
Iran Says U.S.-Cuba Thaw Proves Sanctions Are Useless -- Bloomberg
The normalizing of ties between the U.S. and Cuba after decades of estrangement is proof sanctions don’t work, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said.
“Policies of isolationism and sanctions do not yield results,” Afkham was quoted as saying yesterday by the state-run Mehr news agency.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro’s announced a thaw in relations on Dec. 17 after half a century. Some analysts have drawn an analogy with Iran, which the U.S. hasn’t had ties with since 1980.
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Update #1: Iran hails US-Cuba thaw as proof sanctions don't work -- AFP
Update #2: Cuba resistance invalidated US sanctions, isolation policy: Iran -- Press TV (Iran)
Update #3: Iran Says Policy Of Isolation, Sanctions Against Nations Futile -- Eurasia Review
My Comment: Here is a good explanation on why sanctions for Cuba are different from Iran .... Why the sanctions on Iran are not at all like the US embargo on Cuba (Quartz).
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