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Iran is not Russia.

True, they do however have a very hostile stance towards US and NATO for a good quite a long time now. Them consistently looking to acquire nuclear weapons is not a good sign.

Regardless, I was talking about sanctions in general. Dismissing them as a valid instrument of politics is, in my opinion, misguided.

To the citizens of Crimea who are suffering from the American sanctions? Sure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during...

The only reason for the Russian actions in the Ukraine is the American-sponsored coup in the Ukraine [0] and the intention of expanding NATO into the Ukraine.

If the US had chosen to respect Russian security interests, nothing would've happened. Finland understands that and lives just fine despite being outside of NATO and bordering Russia.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957