The Iranian government's crackdown on protesters is likely to 'intensify' in the coming days, despite sanctions from Canada and international condemnation, an expert says.
The Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters is likely to “intensify” in the coming days despite sanctions from Canada and international condemnation, an expert says, calling Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s blaming of foreign nationals for the unrest “predictable.”
Nader Hashemi, director of the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, told CTV News Channel that while these sanctions are important, they’re unlikely to do much to quell the unrest. "The Canadian statement was actually much more precise and forward-looking — they actually named individuals who were responsible for repression in Iran and targeted them with sanctions,” Hashemi said.
“They’re symbolically very important for the protesters in Iran and also for Iranian-Canadians, who are also very upset over what’s happening back in their homeland,” he said. Iran “This is straight out of the authoritarian leader’s playbook, chapter three: when you have a big crisis, you blame foreign enemies, you never take responsibility,” Hasemi said.
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