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Assess Sanctions Success before Piling More on

From On December 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Last week Paul Pillar wrote that our sanctions-happy Congress is hindering progress with Iran. This week three high-level former US officials are asking Congress to not lose sight of the end-goal — peacefully reaching a mutually acceptable settlement over Iran’s nuclear program — by strangling Iran to [...]

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Iran Nuclear Accord “Unlikely” Without Easing Sanctions

From On December 7, 2012 · Leave a Comment

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Iran is unlikely to agree to curb its nuclear programme unless the U.S. and its Western allies are prepared to ease tough economic sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic over the past decade, according to a major new report signed by more than three dozen former top U.S. foreign-policy [...]

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