Sanctions haven’t turned Iranians against the government – worse, failed Arab uprisings have turned them off dissent.
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Behzad Yaghmaian
Behzad Yaghmaian is a professor of political economy at Ramapo College in New Jersey. His books include 'Social Change in Iran: An Eyewitness Account ... of Dissent, Defiance, and Movements for Rights', and 'Embracing the Infidel: Stories of Muslim Migrants on the Journey West'.
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