The Importance of Sanctions in the Iranian Conflict

The death of Bashar Mimi triggered and set on fire the Iranian social tissue. The way they decided that the hijab would be the main symbol of this really reinforced the struggle there. Sanctions are of course an important factor here. But while the Iranian government entered an ideological, let's say, cultural war with the West, the US,. They embraced at the same time the Western neoliberal capitalist model without much reserve.