Cat and Mouse: Iranians Scheme to Elude Sanctions
F. Fassihi and C. Cummins | February 13, 2008
Sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council against Iran since December 2006 had ambivalent consequences. ++ They negatively affected the Iranian economy and indirectly influenced inflation in Iran, as the government was forced to increasingly spent profits from oil dealings. ++ Iran successfully strengthened its economic ties with China and Gulf states and banks from Pakistan replaced Western banks
