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Iranian actors take center stage against US sanctions

Iranian artists, particularly those in the film industry, have launched two separate campaigns against the US sanctions, saying the measures will hit the vulnerable and sick.
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Iranian artists have raised their voices against the reinstatement of US sanctions, claiming that the punitive measures would hurt vulnerable groups such as women, children and the sick.

One of the social media campaigns launched by artists, writers and intellectuals goes by the hashtag #SanctionsTargetMe. Iranian artists and celebrities posted a video on social media showing a mother explaining the ordeal her baby had gone through, and how her child had been hospitalized for three months because of a shortage of medicine due to the US sanctions.

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