sanctions

  • Don't Sanction Iran for Sanctions' Sake

    Last week, more than 90 U.S. senators sent a letter to President Obama urging the president to put sanctions upon Iran’s central bank – essentially creating a financial blockade. While existing sanctions have contributed to constraining the Iranian regime’s nuclear program, this latest sanctions proposal could make dealing with Iran harder and war more likely. Before tempting that risk, Washington should clarify the end goal of sanctioning Iran.
     
    August 16, 2011 - By Ben Loehrke

  • We must not ignore human rights in Iran

    Hundreds of thousands of government supporters massed Thursday in central Tehran to mark the 31st anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution, while a heavy deployment of security forces largely prevented protesters from using the occasion to stage opposition rallies.

    February 11, 2010 - By Anonymous

  • Iran sanctions: U.S. and allies may narrow their approach

    With Iran's crackdown on protesters intensifying, the Obama administration and allied governments are rethinking their approach to planned sanctions in hopes of focusing the punishments more tightly on the Iranian leadership, U.S. officials say. 

    January 4, 2010 - By Anonymous

  • C-Span: Trita Parsi on Targeted Sanctions in Iran

    Trita Parsi, President of the National Iranian American Council, was interviewed on C-Span's Washington Journal about sanctions in Iran, and how they might negatively impact the recent and on-going anti-governm

    December 14, 2009 - By Anonymous