[vimto]

Every time a tragedy like this happens in Iran, the regime claims that it is due to US Sanctions imposed on the nation since 1979....

Yep, that's what I heard on the BBC in an interview with some aviation guy. Thanks for a corrective perspective!

[F14 Pilot]

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[humint]

This regime should go away before more people die in other tragedies! Although I would not be surprised to hear about Chernobyl like incidents from now on!

Interesting point Winston... I've thought for some time that with such a low standard for the safety of Iranians and Iranian society in general, a mishandled power plant could cause significant civilian loss of life. While I'm confident that these Russian designed plants have all the requisite safety features, it is still reasonable to assume that lack of funding for maintenance could cause serious problems down the road. If the Iranian regime can't keep planes its planes in the air while oil prices are high, making money hand over fist, then how could one reasonably expect them to maintain a power plant when oil prices normalize? The answer is, they shouldn’t.