A Week Around the World With <i>The Atlantic</i>

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Recent protests in Iran did not escalate into the massive popular uprising that some analysts had predicted, in part because Iranian President Hassan Rouhani still has the backing of . While some experts fear that overt American support does more harm than good to protesters living under anti-American regimes, Shadi Hamid that the U.S. has a moral responsibility to speak up for democratic change. President Trump is expected to announce new sanctions on Iran for human-rights violations related to the protests; however, nuclear-related sanctions, upholding America’s participation in the Iran deal for at least another 120 days.