US Sanctions Can Be as Deadly as War, Says Araqchi

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has called for countries affected by US sanctions to unite. In a post on his X page today, Araqchi quoted an article published in the Lancet Global Health journal titled "The Impact of International Sanctions on Age-Specific Mortality: An International Data Analysis."

“Western regimes have long claimed that sanctions are a bloodless alternative to war. The new study from The Lancet shows that unilateral sanctions, particularly those imposed by the US, can be just as deadly as war. Since the 1970s, over 500,000 lives are lost annually, primarily children and the elderly,” said the Iranian foreign minister.

“It is time for the inhumane sanctions imposed by the US and its allies to be recognized as crimes against humanity,” he stated.