By Andrew Szarejko Last updated January 17, 2014 Bloomberg, January 16, 2014 “If the bill becomes law, Iran will correctly understand it as a means of subverting the Obama administration’s diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive nuclear deal. Iran’s leaders have threatened to abandon negotiations altogether if the bill passes, but even if they don’t, making […]
Analysis of Faults in the Menendez-Kirk Iran Sanctions Bill (S. 1881)
Media Coverage of the Analysis: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Sydney Morning Herald, National Interest, Foreign Policy, Ha’aretz, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, Voices of America, ArmsControlWonk.com & The Daily Dish. By Edward Levine, Former Professional Staff to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1976-1997) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (1997-2011) and a […]
Are Sanctions on Iran Working?
A Report by the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation June 3, 2013 By Laicie Heeley and Usha Sahay. Introduction Since 1979, the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations have imposed a variety of multilateral and unilateral sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran. These measures are intended to increase the international […]
Congress Plans Tough New Sanctions Amidst Widespread Skepticism
By Usha Sahay May 21, 2013 It’s getting hot and humid here in D.C., and it looks like we’re kicking off a long, hot summer of new Iran sanctions. On Wednesday, May 22, the House Foreign Affairs Committee will mark up the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act. The new bill expands already stringent sanctions on Iran […]
Fact Sheet: Iran Sanctions
March 2013 By Ari Kattan Updated by Usha Sahay U.S. Sanctions against Iran in Chronological Order Hostage crisis sanctions (1979-1981): During the Iranian hostage crisis, a series of executive orders blocked Iranian government property and prohibited certain transactions with Iran. These measures were revoked in 1981. Iran designated as a state sponsor of terror (1984): […]
