Russia declared U.N. sanctions on Iran “annulled,” splitting the Security Council and creating competing international legal realities.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Russia declared U.N. sanctions on Iran “annulled,” splitting the Security Council and creating competing international legal realities.
The analysis shows how Iran has adapted through sanctions evasion, eastward trade with China and Russia, de-dollarization, alternative banking systems, and welfare patronage networks that protect regime loyalists, ensuring state survival while shifting economic burdens onto the general population.