Two recent events allow reason for hope for the future of U.S. policy towards Iran. First, the State Department recently issued a recommendation that the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) allow the export of free mass-market communications software to Iran. The proposed modifications to current sanctions will...

A diplomatic resolution to the conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States is certainly the most desirable outcome. There is, however, a definite possibility that before a diplomatic solution is reached the United States, either alone or in conjunction with its allies, will impose further...

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) should clarify its position regarding the legality of Microsoft's offering its instant messenger service within Iran. As a result of ambiguities within OFAC's guidelines on Iran sanctions, Microsoft Corporation voluntarily withdrew its Windows Live Messenger program from Iran in late...