Analysis & Commentary
How Iran Benefits From an Illicit Gold Trade With Turkey
Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has arrived in Washington, D.C. for a much-anticipated summit with President Barack Obama. The timing of the visit -- amid reports of chemical weapons...
Senators Urge Obama to Press Iran by Increased Sanctions
Members of Congress from both parties urged Obama administration officials to impose greater economic pressure to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions and punish its human-rights violations.
Frustrated with Diplomacy, Some in Congress Seek Total Ban on Iran’s Oil
After failing to halt Iran’s nuclear advances with harsh economic sanctions, a group of U.S. lawmakers and analysts is proposing a more drastic remedy: cutting off Iran entirely...
Iran’s Golden Loophole
Iran's Golden Loophole is a research paper, co-authored by Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Gary Clark and Rachel Ziemba from Roubini Global Economics.
Roubini-FDD Report Reveals ‘Golden Loophole’ in Iran Sanctions
A significant new report released today by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and Roubini Global Economics provides an in-depth assessment of the “golden loophole”...
Chambers Prepare for Another Round of Iran Sanctions
After a temporary lull, Congress is gearing up to try to pass new Iran sanctions legislation in the coming months that could severely restrict whole segments of Iranian commerce...
Iran’s Car Industry - A Big Sanctions Buster
Over the past six years, the United States and its European allies have imposed an impressive sanctions regime against Iran. Sanctions have successfully caused severe stress to Iran’s economy...
Stephen Hawking Should Go to Israel — and Gaza
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel has done nothing to cripple the Jewish state’s economy. But it has scored a few big symbolic victories.
US Congress Moves to Close Iran Sanctions Loophole
Legislation backed by a bipartisan group of US senators aims to tighten the financial stranglehold on Iran by cutting off Iran's access to an estimated $60-$100 billion...
US Senators Seek to Block Iran From Billion-Dollar Reserves
Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday would block Iran's access to billions of dollars worth of foreign currency reserves in the latest congressional...
Senate Bill Aims to Toughen Iran Sanctions
A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties...
Senate Bill Would Halt Iran’s Access to an Estimated $100 Billion in Cash
Seeking to escalate pressure on Iran, a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Wednesday that would deny the Iranian government access to its foreign exchange reserves...
FDD Welcomes Bipartisan Sanctions Bill Targeting Iran’s Foreign Exchange Reserves
In a strong sign of bipartisan support for intensified pressure on the Iranian regime, United States Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced the Iran Sanctions Loophole Elimination Act.
Iran Faces Fresh Trade Heat as More Shipping Firms Exit
Foreign container shipping lines are giving up on Iranian business ahead of new U.S. sanctions in July, dealing a further blow to Tehran's vital seaborne trade.
Seyyed Shamseddin Hosseini
Almost a year after the United States and the European Union imposed unprecedentedly harsh sanctions against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons...
Trade Allies Throw Lifeline to Iran’s Steel Sector
China, Russia and Kazakhstan are among the few trade allies still providing a lifeline to Iran's vital steel and iron ore sector after most Western suppliers and buyers have cut ties...
The Problem with Iran Sanctions
In Today’s National Post, Sara Akrami and Saeed Ghasseminejad highlight the challenge of Western sanctions policy–those in charge in Tehran are still largely getting away with murder:...
US Targets Hezbollah’s Financial Arms in Lebanon
A move by the United States to designate two Lebanese exchange agencies as primary money launderers seeks to prevent Hezbollah from abusing the country’s financial system...
Are Sanctions on Iran Working?
American and European Union sanctions against Iran have not yet “worked”, acknowledges EU sanctions coordinator Francesco Fini, because obviously “we don’t have yet a negotiated solution...
Obama Administration ‘May Be Forced’ to Launch Military Strike Against Iran
Speaking in Brussels on Tuesday, Mark Dubowitz warned that Iran was in the process of installing "thousands of new, more efficient centrifuges". He said, "By June 2014, they'll have so many...
