Aljazeera: Iran Sanctions: All pain, No Gain

Will round after round of sanctions do anything but hurt ordinary Iranians?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has also brushed off the sanctions with a trademark shrug. On his presidential website, he recently stated that the sanctions against Iran are "the most ridiculous political decision" and said that despite them, Iran's foreign currency reserves exceed $100bn.

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