Washington and Tehran .. any impact of the sanctions with the proximity of the elections?

An episode (7/31/2020) of the "Beyond the News" program asked about the actual impact of the US sanctions on Iran in light of the declared positions of the two parties, and the hopes for mutual tension and escalation between the two countries, especially with the approaching of the American presidential elections.

The Iranian researcher pointed out that the United States also aims from its sanctions to drag Tehran to the negotiating table with American specifications, which was rejected by Iran.

Once again, the rhetoric between Washington and Tehran has risen sharply, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the UN Security Council to renew the arms embargo imposed on Iran before it expires next October, and warned of its ability to spread what he described as destruction in the Middle East if the Security Council failed. In enforcing this step.

In front of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo also signaled unilateral action against Iran, and noted that his country's maximum pressure campaign on Iran had succeeded in eliminating its ability to support Hezbollah and Shiite militias in Iraq. He added that Washington was happy with the impact of the sanctions imposed on Tehran.

On the other hand, the Iranian guide, Ali Khamenei, described the US sanctions as a major crime against the Iranian people, adding that Washington will not achieve its goals with sanctions. He stressed that he refuses to negotiate with Washington because it wants to strip Iran of its elements of its power.

For his part, expert Matthew Brodsky, a security studies group, said that depriving Tehran of financial resources had achieved a great impact on its support for the Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi militias.

Brodsky added that Iran continues - nevertheless - to support what he described as terrorist organizations instead of achieving the welfare of its people, noting at the same time that US sanctions will not be able to stop Iran's support for the Syrian regime, the Houthis, Hezbollah and others completely.

As for the professor of international relations at the University of Geneva, Hosni Abidi, he saw that the American administration succeeded in weakening Tehran's ability to finance its arms in the region, but it is not sufficient to bring down the Iranian regime.

Abidi explained that the administration of US President Donald Trump does not want to topple the Iranian regime, but rather to change its behavior.