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Iranian Supremacy in Scientific R&D in the Islamic world

Dear for all what history is worth,
Persians were defined as and treated with words,
guns and weapons were an overkill.
Dear, is that why the Persians remained steadfast and are independent while their southasian neighbors are killed with bank notes by the white man?
 
Current Iranian regime cannot blame their economic problem with Western sanction since it is only in energy sector Iran gets sanction.

They can still use their oil and gas for domestic needs, while many countries are basically net oil importer like Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc while in the meantime they can do trade freely with another countries in non oil and gas sector.

Any way, Iran also still supply some countries with their oil and gas like to Turkey.

What made you assume that US sanctions are only targeting the sale of Iranian oil? In fact, Iran is and has been for many years the most heavily sanctioned nation on earth. These sanctions go way beyond the oil sector.

You have extensive, cumulative financial sanctions against the Iranian banking system, which basically makes any sort of foreign trade and investment difficult if not downright impossible.

There's also the fact that the US regime claims extra-territorial applicability of its national legislation, meaning they will unilaterally sanction any entity, private or public, that conducts business with Iran in a wide range of domains, by closing off the American market to the entities in question. The extreme majority of companies will consider the more lucrative US market as a priority over Iran, so given that Washington is forcing them to choose between the two, they will opt for America.

This has led to a situation where even pharmaceutical companies either hesitate or refuse to export medicine to Iran. Thank God Iran is producing 97% of its pharmaceutical needs domestically, but among the items not locally manufactured, there are a few extremely specialized drugs for rare and sometimes fatal diseases. An example is the so-called butterfly disease, a rare pathology affecting children, whose treatment calls for a specific sort of bandage produced worldwide only by a sngle Swedish company. And that company stopped exporting to Iran because of US sanctions. As a result, a number of children died in Iran.

Now the reasons why Iran is standing strong and progressing steadily despite all these draconian measures, unlike Iraq which crumbled under sanctions in the 1990's, are several fold:

1) As you correctly noted, Iran has a large domestic market it can rely upon for economic growth.
2) Iran's rich human capital, its vastly developed higher education system as well as its impressive R&D sector, which have consistently been supported by the state authorities since the Islamic Revolution.
3) Sound agricultural and industrial development policies, despite certain shortcomings.
4) An anti-imperialist, revolutionary state ideology stressing self-reliance and belief in domestic capabilities no matter the odds. This prerequisite is important, because historically Iranian elites have been divided as to the question whether the country can stand on its own feet or whether it must depend on major outside powers to fulfill its potential in terms of development. Proponents of the latter view used to dominate under the toppled Pahlavi monarchy, whereas those adhering to the former standpoint took over in 1979 with the establishment of the Islamic Republic.
5) The existence of export markets in countries allied to Iran, which are also sanctioned by the west (Syria, Venezuela etc).
6) The fact that Iran has numerous neighbors, and that stealthy trade can take place under the US radar (barter is sometimes resorted to, and in some cases even mules or individuals on foot for transportation).
7) Isolation from and weak integration into the international financial system implies greater immunity to global crises like the great recession of 2007-2009.
8) A large enough expatriate community that is staying in touch with their homeland and having a presence in major global economic and financial hubs (London, Frankfurt, Dubai, Los Angeles, Kuala Lumpur etc).
9) Iran's unparalleled proficiency at evading sanctions through all sorts of ingenious methods and techniques. Indeed, Iran may be in pole position among sanctioned countries, but she's also the global champion in sanctions-busting.
10) The progressive rise of emerging powers like China and Russia after two decades of unchallenged US hegemony post-Cold War. These rivals of the west are themselves getting sanctioned by Washington, have gained in leverage and prowess compared to the 1990's and early 2000's, and are increasingly willing to go against US diktats in order to establish their own regional economic architecture and bring about a multipolar order. Add to that traditional western allies like Turkey seeking to assert a more independent line.

And so forth.

Some links regarding the anti-Iran sanctions regime devised by the US and its allies:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_against_Iran


 
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Thank God Iran is producing upwards of 85%-90% of its pharmaceutical needs domestically,
sadly majority of drug bases are imported, and only from last year producing them become a priority. only God knew when we manage to produce drug base for 85 to 90 percent of our drugs

the world nationwide shortage have become famous in medical community
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Dear for all what history is worth,
Persians were defined as and treated with words,
guns and weapons were an overkill.

Azeri Turkoman here, we are the creators of Modern Iran.

Btw Persians used to own everyone from Hindis to Egyptians, Anatolians to Arabs for almost a millennia. Amazing what a small warrior achieved.

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sadly majority of drug bases are imported, and only from last year producing them become a priority. only God knew when we manage to produce drug base for 85 to 90 percent of our drugs

the world nationwide shortage have become famous in medical community

As I remember we discussed this once (after research, date was November 2020).


Over two thirds of drugs (67%) are produced domestically from scratch, that's including their bases. As stated in the following report:

http://en.oerp.ir/content/official-iran-increase-production-pharmaceutical-raw-materials-80

"Today, 67% of raw materials for medicine is produced inside Iran and we hope that this number will increase to 80% by the end of the current administration [of President Rouhani]," Jahanpour told reporters in Tehran on Tuesday.

Meantime, Head of the Syndicate of Producers of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Materials and Drug Packaging Industries Faramarz Ekhterayee said that 100% of the country's needs to drug packaging materials are produced indigenously.


"We also produce 97% of the needed medicine,"

Another 30% are partially produced in Iran. And only in 3% of cases does the entire finished product need to be imported. This is an impressive rate of self-sufficiency in international comparison. As for those 30% where the bases are procured from abroad, the fact that Iran is able to transform these into end products reduces the dependence to some degree already, although the final goal should be total autonomy.

If Iran didn't possess these industrial capabilities, many more would die as a result of US-imposed sanctions. That was my point.
 
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What a joke ?

Iranian UAV uses Canadian engine, Rotax

Indonesia still do trade with Iran until now, only in energy sector we dont do trade with Iran

I don't know about Indonesia's foreign policies, but the central bank of Iran is under sanctions and Iran has been cut off from the SWIFT since a long time ago. And for the US entities, the OFAC has sanctions on trade with Iran in all areas unless they issue a permit for it. Even American websites do not allow Iranian users to access their non-free material.
 
If there's any kind of truth in this it would have been an ideal world where countries like Bangladesh be able to do educational programs with Iran. I guess America won't like that.
 
Worry about your damn country instead of insulting a great power like India. Iran is barely a regional power. India is a world power. You know the difference? You are not on our level kid.
India is a potential world power if things go right with India which I hope It will...Iran is now a regional power (17 th economy of the world according to IMF)..and has the potential to be a superpower in few decades...

Not slogans...Iran is Energy and mineral superpower..only a handful of countries on this planet have that (no more than 10)..so in our region India and Iran both have the potential to become superpowers but from different paths..
 
What a joke ?

Iranian UAV uses Canadian engine, Rotax

Indonesia still do trade with Iran until now, only in energy sector we dont do trade with Iran


Send a blood pressure cuff to Iran. Send a medicine.

Make one transaction.

Request a wire transfer.

You will see cops at your door.

By the way, Iran is using domestic engines more and more rather than the Austrian Rotax.

You mixed it up with Bayrakdar parts that are 80 percent Canadian and etc.
 
India is a potential world power if things go right with India which I hope It will...Iran is now a regional power (17 th economy of the world according to IMF)..and has the potential to be a superpower in few decades...

Not slogans...Iran is Energy and mineral superpower..only a handful of countries on this planet have that (no more than 10)..so in our region India and Iran both have the potential to become superpowers but from different paths..
There are lots of countries that have the potential to become superpowers. If they will become one is another question. Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia also have the potential to superpowers. Will they? We dont know.

But I think Iran population is to small to become a superpower my friend. It can be a great power like UK and France. But superpower? It going to be very hard.
 
India is a potential world power if things go right with India which I hope It will...Iran is now a regional power (17 th economy of the world according to IMF)..and has the potential to be a superpower in few decades...

Not slogans...Iran is Energy and mineral superpower..only a handful of countries on this planet have that (no more than 10)..so in our region India and Iran both have the potential to become superpowers but from different paths..
Also my friend. How does Iran have a higher GDP nominal than GDP PPP. Most devoloping countries cleary have higher GDP PPP.
 
Also my friend. How does Iran have a higher GDP nominal than GDP PPP. Most devoloping countries cleary have higher GDP PPP.
Pre requisites to become a superpower..
Energy independence
Vast agricultural lands
Educated population
Political independence
History of empire building if old enough country.

Experience has shown that large population such as China and India can be a substitute for lack of energy independence

Britain used India's land and middle east oil to become a superpower for a short time..they went back to being just a great power when lost both. Iran PPP is over a trillion..do not recall the exact number.
 
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