Duolingo D-Day: Iranians question latest US sanctions targeting education
Tehran, Iran – When the United States threatened an “economic D-Day” for Iran, announcing a series of new sanctions against Tehran, President Donald Trump’s administration said it was seeking to cripple its adversary economically. To many Iranians, though, the latest measures also appear targeted at them, rather than the Iranian government and its leadership.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: A very short wind-down period has been set for existing activities in all those areas until September 8, after which activities will require specific OFAC authorisation.
- Fact 2: “Following an August 24 action by the US Treasury Department, Duolingo is required to stop offering the Duolingo English Test to people testing in Iran or using Iranian government-issued identification beginning September 1.
Tehran, Iran – When the United States threatened an “economic D-Day” for Iran, announcing a series of new sanctions against Tehran, President Donald Trump’s administration said it was seeking to cripple its adversary economically. To many Iranians, though, the latest measures also appear targeted at them, rather than the Iranian government and its leadership.
US plans to sanction another bank to keep economic pressure on Iran Like previous waves of sanctions imposed by the US and its allies on Iran, the latest measures again disproportionately impact the country’s civilian population. And one sector in particular appears poised to take a major hit: education. Previous sanctions have contributed to making Iranians poorer by triggering a currency collapse, leading to surging food and medicine prices.
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Original source: Al Jazeera