ABOUT IRAN UNDER SANCTIONS 

Iran is the most sanctioned country in the world. Yet, there has been little investigation of the systemic impacts sanctions have had beyond their targeted economic effects. The focus has often been on a few metrics that flare up with tightening of sanctions: currency depreciation, inflation, and recession, which are then followed by increases in unemployment and poverty. But the more comprehensive picture is lost in political cacophony around the policy’s merits. This is the gap that SAIS is filling with its Iran Under Sanctions project. This multi-year interdisciplinary project aims to provide a holistic perspective of the consequences of sustained sanctions to help inform the political and academic discourse surrounding this widely used foreign policy tool. For any questions or feedback on the project, please reach out to Narges Bajoghli at narges.bajoghli@jhu.edu.