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The Domino Theory: Bank Saderat to Come Off the EU Sanctions List?

From On February 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment

by Erich Ferrari

via Sanctions Law

There is a lot of stuff going on in the world of sanctions today. First, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued guidance both on the impact of Section 504 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights [...]

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Biden, Ryan spar over Iran policy in debate

From On October 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

In last night’s vice presidential debate moderated by ABC News’s Martha Raddatz, Vice President Joe Biden and GOP nominee Paul Ryan (R-WI) focused extensively on the Iranian nuclear program and the US-Israeli response to it. Ryan sought to portray Obama Administration’s public disagreements with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as [...]

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Andrea Mitchell challenges Dan Senor on Iran sanctions

From On October 10, 2012 · Leave a Comment

via Lobe Log

In a wide-ranging interview, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell discussed Mitt Romney’s foreign policy speech with neoconservative Romney-adviser Dan Senor, challenging him over his intimation that the Obama administration lacked the will to increase sanctions on Iran two years ago:

SENOR: They talk about all these tough sanctions that they [...]

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The winners and losers of the U.S.'s latest Iran sanctions

From On December 16, 2011 · 4 Comments

This week saw the furthering of draconian legislation against Iran that may end up benefiting U.S. adversaries more than hurting Iran’s government. On Wednesday the House of Representatives passed the Iran Threat Reductions Act (H.R. 1905) and President Obama is expected to sign into law sanctions against Iran’s Central Bank (Bank Markazi) as [...]

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The Daily Talking Points

From On December 2, 2011 · 1 Comment

News and views related to U.S.-Iran relations from Nov. 29 – Dec. 2

Foreign Policy: Despite the treasury’s letter to the Senate expressing “the Administration’s strong opposition” to the proposed Menendez-Kirk amendment to a new Iran sanctions bill, it was passed in senate on Thursday with a unanimous vote. Included [...]

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Ignoring Administration Warnings, GOP Senator Offers Amendment To Sanction Iranian Central Bank

From On November 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Reposted by arrangement with Think Progress

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced an amendment today to the National Defense Authorization act, or the defense budget, that would sanction Iran’s central bank. The amendment was designed by Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) to collapse Iran’s currency and, therefore, economy. Asked about the [...]

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