Sanctions on Iran

On June 4, 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a key foreign policy speech in Cairo, Egypt. He advocated new, positive relations between the United States and Muslim countries, focusing on relations with the Middle East. He also mentioned establishing new relations with Iran: "There will be many issues to discuss between our two countries, and we are willing to move forward without preconditions on the basis of mutual respect."...But this new promise "to move forward without preconditions" should be viewed in the wider context of continuous economic and military pressures on Iran and on the entire region of the Middle East.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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