A political analyst tells Press TV that the US-engineered sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran are intended to harm ordinary Iranian citizens. The comments come after the United States, Israel, and some of their allies have repeatedly accused Iran of pursuing non-civilian objectives in its nuclear energy program, with the US and the European Union using the false claim as a pretext to impose illegal sanctions against Teharn. Iran rejects the allegations, arguing that as a committed signatory to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), it has the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. In addition, the IAEA has conducted numerous inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities but has never found any evidence showing that Tehran's nuclear energy program has been diverted toward military objectives. Press TV has conducted an interview with Richard Becker, with the ANSWER Coalition in San Francisco, to further shed light on the issue. The video also offers the opinions of one additional guest: Geoffrey Alderman who is an author, historian and political commentator in London.