Iran's Missile Threats

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In The Media

Iran's Missile Threats

By Karim Sadjadpour

Published on Jul 14, 2008

Source: PRI's The World

Iran's recent missile tests have been met with increased economic sanctions on Iran by the United States. But some American exports to Iran have increased, including some popular consumer goods. Carnegie's Karim Sadjapour discusses this with The World's Alex Gallafent, "I don't think it's either a contradiction or it's embarrassing. I think to the credit of the Bush administration, they've said this all along: that U.S. sanctions toward Iran are not intended to harm the Iranian population, they are intended for the Iranian government. So, if there's an increase in U.S. products to Iran and Iranian citizens are consuming more American consumer goods, that's a good thing."

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About the Author

Karim Sadjadpour

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Karim Sadjadpour is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Iran and U.S. foreign policy toward the Middle East.

Recent Work

Q&A
What’s Keeping the Iranian Regime in Power—for Now
- Aaron David Miller, Karim Sadjadpour, Robin Wright
Q&A
How Washington and Tehran Are Assessing Their Next Steps
- Aaron David Miller, David Petraeus, Karim Sadjadpour

Economy Middle East Iran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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