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No Time to End Iran Sanctions
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - Iranian proxy forces in Iraq continue to lob rockets into U.S. bases with deadly results. But amid the coronavirus, Iranian leaders want the U.S. to ease sanctions on the country in the name of compassion. No one doubts everyday Iranians - along with Western hostages held by the government - are suffering immensely from the pandemic. If American sanctions were the culprit, it might be reasonable to consider lifting them. But the regime's incompetence and self-interest are to blame. Easing sanctions would provide more funds for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, not the public. Easing sanctions would shore up the regime's shaky position without providing relief to the Iranian people. Tehran has money for medicine if it cuts spending on missiles, nuclear-weapons development and military adventurism.