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  • Treasury Tightens Sanctions Net on Iran
    Arms Control Today
    September 2, 2008

    While U.S. and European diplomats pursue a fourth round of UN sanctions on Iran, the Bush administration and Congress are moving forward with a parallel strategy of using U.S. financial clout to tighten the noose on the Iranian economy. The Department of the Treasury July 8 and Aug. 12 froze the U.S. assets of 13 individuals and organizations with connections to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. Meanwhile, European energy giants Total and StatoilHydro announced they would hold off from future investment in Iran's oil and gas sectors, apparently in response to growing pressure from sanctions. (Continue)
  • EU Levies Sanctions on Iran
    Arms Control Today
    August 7, 2008

    The European Union agreed June 23 to impose a new set of sanctions against Iranian individuals and organizations involved in Iran’s nuclear and missile programs. The new sanctions go beyond the measures contained in UN Security Council Resolution 1803, adopted in March, applying restrictions to persons and entities not designated by the resolution. Last year, the EU similarly adopted stricter measures than those required by two earlier council resolutions. (Continue)
  • Candidates Differ on Iran, Agree on Sanctions
    Arms Control Today
    August 7, 2008

    Over the past month, the issue of how the United States will address Iran’s nuclear program has become one of the centerpieces of the foreign policy debate between the two presumptive major-party presidential candidates. The candidates differ in particular on their perceptions of the usefulness of direct dialogue with Iran, with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) indicating that he would drop U.S. preconditions for meeting with Iran and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) declaring that such an approach would only strengthen the ruling regime in Tehran. (Continue)
  • Security Council Adopts More Iran Sanctions
    Arms Control Today
    April 1, 2008
  • New UN Sanctions on Iran Proposed
    Arms Control Today
    March 1, 2008
  • Intel Report Reshapes Iran Sanctions Debate
    Arms Control Today
    January 25, 2008
  • UN Iran Sanctions Push Thwarted for Now
    Arms Control Today
    October 1, 2007
  • Iran Agrees on Work Plan With IAEA
    Arms Control Today
    September 1, 2007
  • Congress Moves to Impose Iran Sanctions
    Arms Control Today
    September 1, 2007
  • Sanctions on Iran Grow
    Arms Control Today
    July 1, 2007