Economic Sanctions Erode Iran’s Appetite to Escalate Conflict With US: Experts

Experts say sanctions are having an effect, but also unintended consequences

Members of the 'Stand With Us' group hold a rally calling for the rejection of the proposed Iran nuclear deal outside the Federal Building in Los Angeles on July 26, 2015. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images

Economic sanctions against Iran are having an effect, even as experts who spoke with The Epoch Times diverge on the nature of the impact and on how big a role sanctions have played in the Islamic regime’s reluctance to escalate following the assassination of a top general.

Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed in Baghdad on Jan. 3 by a missile fired from a U.S. drone, a strike that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called a preemptive move to keep Soleimani from executing an “imminent” attack on American assets.