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Obama Taps New Point Man for Terror Finances, Iran Sanctions

Stuart Levey, architect of the post-9/11 strategy of using the long reach of the U.S. financial system to fight terrorists and pressure Iran to give up its atomic ambitions, is leaving the government just as the sanctions fight with Iran could be heating up. President Barack Obama today named Levey's current deputy and...

Opinion: START Won't Stop Nuclear Proliferation

(Dec. 10) -- Immediately following last month's election, President Barack Obama renewed his call on the Senate to ratify the New START treaty with Russia in order to "send a signal to the world that we're serious about nonproliferation." The claim that progress in U.S.-Russian arms control will help stop countries like...

Opinion: WikiLeaks' Silver Lining

(Nov. 29) -- While the Obama administration is understandably furious and embarrassed by a massive leak of confidential diplomatic cables, the latest WikiLeaks data dump could actually have a silver lining when it comes to Iran and Israel. Harsh comments against the Tehran government by Arab leaders -- including apparent...

Nobel Laureate Urges Political Sanctions Against Iran

UNITED NATIONS (Nov. 9) -- Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi today urged the international community to impose "political sanctions" on Iran, where she said human rights for women and political prisoners are rapidly deteriorating. Ebadi, who is Iranian herself, called for steps such as travel bans and freezing assets of...

US Imposes Sanctions on 8 Iranian Officials

WASHINGTON (Sept. 29) -- The Obama administration stepped up pressure against Iran's government on Wednesday, slapping financial and travel sanctions on eight Iranian officials and accusing them of taking part in rampant human rights abuses. Under an executive order signed this week by President Barack Obama, the State...

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Who Iran Sanctions Are Really Affecting

Experts say the current set of U.S. sanctions against Iran are creating great difficulties for Iranian-American citizens and residents who have relative or financial ties to their country of origin, and that many Iranian-Americans may be unknowingly violating the regulations.

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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.

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06/19/11 Impact of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran on You Source: Payvand The Asian Law Caucus has released a Know-Your-Rights publication on the Iranian Transactions Regulations (Iran Sanctions), which are the most relevant sanctions program in restricting commercial and financial dealings with Iran. For a number of years, the United States has imposed sanctions against Iran for U.S. foreign policy and national security reasons.

Background on iran sanctions

The Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act of 2007, introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Representative Mark Kirk, Republican-Illinois, and Representative Rob Andrews, Democrat-New Jersey, would threaten sanctions against any company or individual that provides Iran with refined petroleum products or engages in an activity that could contribute to the enhancement of Iran's ability to import refined products after December 31. The bill could potentially lead to sanctions against gasoline brokers, tankers and insurers.

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