Iran was the world’s most sanctioned country for many years, at least until Russia invaded Ukraine. Sanctions opponents have long argued that these measures punish the Iranian people more than the regime—a talking point that persists even as the revolt in Iran intensifies. Yet the opposite is true: Sanctions are already helping Iranians exercise more rights.
Shay Khatiri is a researcher at CAMERA and vice president and senior fellow at the Yorktown Institute.
