Obama: Iranian Economy Won't Recover from Sanctions Until 2022

President Barack Obama says it will take the Iranian economy until 2022 to get back to its pre-sanctions level after the recently negotiated nuclear deal comes into force. The president said in an interview with the Jewish newspaper Forward, published Monday, that Iran is going to have to use the $50 billion in unfrozen assets just to prop up its badly-sagging economy. Opponents to the nuclear agreement with Iran, including Israel, say Iran will immediately use the money to bolster its...

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