This seems to be pretty handwavy, they definitely did something and the situations are different. Sure, I'd like to know what they did and how the situations ar

This seems to be pretty handwavy, they definitely did something and the situations are different. Sure, I'd like to know what they did and how the situations are different. Are you saying sanctions in Iran actually did work contrary to "common wisdom"? And that they may not work in Russia because the situations are different, or what? > Remember, at one point recently Iran turned the lights off on an entire city and gunned down hundreds of protestors[0] This wasn't supposed to be an example of how the ruling class was hurt by the sanctions, surely. Not sure what the relevance is.