Thursday 20 November 2014

Iranians Count Cost of Sanctions as Nuclear Accord Deadline Nears - Bloomberg

Iranians Count Cost of Sanctions as Nuclear Accord Deadline Nears - Bloomberg:



"After a decade of impasse, years of punishing trade embargoes and 12 months of talks, comes a last-ditch push for an accord on Iran’s nuclear program.



Yet as diplomats from seven nations huddle in Vienna, expectations of a breakthrough are muted in the homes, markets and offices of Iran’s capital, where residents like Armita Sarafzadeh are exhausted by the standoff and angered by what they say is an unequal burden imposed by global sanctions.



“No way will they reach an agreement,” the 27-year-old who works at a Tehran health clinic said in an interview, blaming Iran’s interlocutors for making unreasonable demands. “Ordinary people are paying the price while anyone able to afford a Porsche is just getting wealthier.”

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