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Tehran could withstand blockade for four months, CIA report shows, as fighting flares (www.reuters.com)

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[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I bet they could withstand a lot longer than that

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (54 children)

Iran's economy is already structured to be able to withstand these kinds of issues, in that they've been dealing with sanctions for decades. I mean its not great for them, but they have far more options available to them than the US does.

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Yep

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