'Iranians believe they have upper hand because they can endure double blockade better than US'
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“Ali Vaez, Director of Iran Project & Senior Advisor at the International Crisis Group”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by three independent sources: France24, the official International Crisis Group website, and The Guardian.
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— Ali Vaez is Iran project director and senior adviser to the president at the International Crisis Group.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-isr…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/05/us-isr…
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— The International Crisis Group (ICG; also known as the Crisis Group) is a global non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded in 1995. It is a think tank, used by policymakers and academics, cond…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Crisis_Group
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Crisis_Group
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— Ali Vaez is Crisis Group’s Iran Project Director and Senior Adviser to the President. He led Crisis Group’s efforts in helping to bridge the gaps between Iran and the P5+1 that led to the landmark 201…
https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/ali-vaez
https://www.crisisgroup.org/who-we-are/people/ali-vaez
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“Iranians believe they have upper hand because they can endure double blockade better than US”
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The provided evidence consists of general Wikipedia and news homepages for Iran, but none of the sources contain information regarding the specific belief that Iranians can endure a double blockade better than the US.
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— Latest Iran News. Premier source of in-depth news, analysis, insights, and opinions on Iran by native and non-native journalists and experts. Latest News on Iran. Covers Politics, Economy, Foreign Pol…
https://www.iranintl.com/en
https://www.iranintl.com/en
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— Iran, [c] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, [d] also known as Persia, [e] is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
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— 20 hours ago · Iran is a mountainous, arid, and ethnically diverse country of southwestern Asia. The heart of the Persian empire of antiquity, Iran has long played an important role in the region as a…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Iran
https://www.britannica.com/place/Iran
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