SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: During Trump's first term his secretary of state explicitly stated that the goal of US sanctions on Iran was to foment unrest and civil war by making Iranians so miserable that they rise up against their government.

Sunday, 11 January 2026

During Trump's first term his secretary of state explicitly stated that the goal of US sanctions on Iran was to foment unrest and civil war by making Iranians so miserable that they rise up against their government.

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Caitlin Johnstone

During Trump's first term his secretary of state explicitly stated that the goal of US sanctions on Iran was to foment unrest and civil war by making Iranians so miserable that they rise up against their government.

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Caitlin Johnstone

@caitoz

Jan 12, 2020

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Pompeo has openly admitted that Iran is being sanctioned no so that its government will change its behavior, but so that the Iranian people will force their government out. This will not happen without coordinated violence against Tehran, i.e. civil war. archive.is/P19nn#selectio

10:15 AM · Jan 11, 2026

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