2002/11/29
By: John Black
According to Reuters reports, the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has ordered that its press and broadcasters no longer run advertisements for US products. Why, you may ask, would there be advertisements in Iran for US products when the United States has a comprehensive trade embargo on Iran-certainly there are no US products for sale in Iran you may be thinking. Well, if you think that is true, send me a check for $2 million so that I can access $40 million I have stuck in a Nigerian bank and I will send you $20 million when I get those funds.
Yes, America, despite the comprehensive US embargo on Iran, US products are available in Iran.
But let’s look at the bright side. Perhaps the Iranian Government’s recent actions to strengthen US trade embargo on Iran is an indication of upcoming improvement in relations between the two countries.