it was aimed vs it is aimed

Both "it was aimed" and "it is aimed" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "It was aimed" is used when referring to something that was targeted or directed in the past, while "it is aimed" is used when talking about something that is currently targeted or directed.

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it was aimed

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something that was targeted or directed in the past.

This phrase is used to describe an action that was directed towards a specific target in the past.

Examples:

The campaign was aimed at raising awareness about climate change.
The speech was aimed at inspiring the audience.
The project was aimed at improving efficiency.

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I believe it was aimed at an unexplored sector of our galaxy.
The first of them took place in 1998 and it was aimed at identifying which countries would initially make up the euro zone on 1 January 1999.
Though it was aimed at inspiring wide debate on CSR at a European level, the Green Paper lists a large number of current initiatives whilst suggesting a largely voluntary and good practice approach to the issue.
That is what it was aimed at, no more and no less.
This was without doubt a winning approach, because it was aimed at a section of European society capable of understanding and benefiting from it.
Like what, you think it was aimed like a weapon?
that if the Commission did not consider it a general measure, it should conclude that it did not affect competition, as it was aimed at restoring the productive activity of firms in difficulty and safeguarding the jobs involved,
It was aimed at the wireless room, but missed its mark.
The product was a drug, a tranquilizer called Ephemerol. It was aimed at pregnant women.
It was aimed not only at places as far-flung as Africa, but also within our own borders.
It was aimed at validating concepts, and constituted industrial research within the meaning of the 1996 R&D framework and the R&D&I Framework.
It was aimed at the extractive industries because it was clear that this was an area in which an awful lot of money was going abroad, away from the countries where it should have been used.
No, this is a small programme: it only has ECU 36.4 million available over five years, which means that it would be very limited if it was aimed at specific schemes.
And it felt like it was being aimed at me.
'Cause it wasn't aimed; it was only positioned... at a height that would hit Karen Lloyd between the chest and the head, just like the other three.
During the latter meeting it was concluded that the aimed reduction of infection level in the demarcated zone had not been fully achieved so far.
It was all aimed at me, right?
Mr President, a major problem with the EU's food legislation is that from the beginning it was not actually aimed at producing better food, but at guaranteeing free movement of food products.
The artist told the German press agency DPA that it was preventive censorship, aimed at discouraging the expression of certain opinions.
My criticism was a political one, it was not aimed at the formalities and the Rules of Procedure!

Alternatives:

it was targeted
it was directed
it was focused on

it is aimed

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something that is currently targeted or directed.

This phrase is used to describe an action that is currently directed towards a specific target.