American sanctions placed on Iran from the 1970's onward have had the intended effect of crippling the power of a radical Iranian theocracy, which the U.S. finds threatening. Inadvertently though, sanctions placed on banks in Iran have made them less likely to accept loans for those traveling to give or ship foreign aid to Iran. This, combined with other sanctions placed by the U.S., U.N., and E.U, has reportedly made it very difficult for foreign aid, specifically medicine, to get into Iran to treat patients. And as most quality medicines and treatments originate from the West, it should seem only appropriate that any sanctions which deny the Iranian people's ability to seek a better life through cooperation with the West be thoroughly reconsidered.



