Is Trump Following the Atlantic Council's Advice on Family Members of Iranian Officials?
An Iranian analyst is discussing whether Trump is pressuring Iranian leaders by following an advice by the Atlantic Council (October 2024 report, THE FUTURE OF US STRATEGY TOWARD IRAN, see snippets from the report below):
TARGETING REGIME OFFICIALS AND THEIR FAMILIES
"The State Department, in a dedicated effort co-led by the Offices of the Special Envoy for Iran and Multilateral and Nuclear Affairs, should put together a small tiger team to develop and execute work with international allies to oust Iran from United Nations (UN) institutions whose raison d’être Iran violates on a consistent basis. The same tiger team should also lead a more concerted, multilateral effort to target regime officials and their families who engage in or benefit from corruption, or who engage in human rights abuses, both of which are major sources of popular anger at the regime. The tiger team should also publicize the regime’s corruption and human rights abuses to ensure they are widely known by the Iranian people.
Khamanei’s willingness to allow a Pezeshkian victory may also reflect a concern of growing popular alienation over the regime’s repressive social policies and dissatisfaction over the poor economy, which is plagued by mismanagement and corruption and has been hit hard by US sanctions. Some of the largest protests in Iran, dating back to 2017, have been driven by anger over poor economic conditions."
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