August 18, 2015 | Quote

The Future of Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran, Explained in 90 Seconds

Under a deal requiring Iran to curb its nuclear program, the United States and the broader international community will lift sanctions on Tehran imposed over several decades.

The Obama administration has said the deal will give Iran relief from nuclear-related sanctions, and not impact other sanctions aimed at Tehran over its sponsorship of terrorism and human rights abuses.

Even still, the administration estimates that lifting the nuclear sanctions will release some $100 billion to Iran.

Since the 1979 hostage crisis at the American embassy in Tehran, the United States has led international efforts to use sanctions as punishment to deter Iran from nefarious activity, including its nuclear ambitions.

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In addition, experts, including Mark Dubowitz from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, say that a congressional vote disapproving the nuclear deal would not prevent President Barack Obama from acting alone to stop enforcing many U.S. sanctions on Iran.

According to one expert who opposes the deal, Emanuele Ottolenghi of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, “the sanctions are toast.”

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