Iran Sanctions

Iran Nuclear Talks To Continue In June

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2012

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By Andrew Quinn and Justyna Pawlak BAGHDAD, May 25 (Reuters) - Iran and world powers agreed to meet again next month to try to ease t...

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Iranian Nuclear Program: No Trust, No Evidence

Paul Heroux | Posted 05.24.2012

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If Iran were proven to be lying about its program's intentions, I and many others may have a different take on military action against Iran's nuclear facilities.

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Iran Talks Hit Snag In Second Day

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

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By Andrew Quinn and Justyna Pawlak BAGHDAD, May 24 (Reuters) - Iran accused world powers on Thursday of creating "a difficult atmosphe...

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Iran Should Call the Pro-War Lobby's Bluff

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.25.2012

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There is a fundamental absurdity hanging over negotiations with Iran, and I fear it could doom the whole enterprise. It is the position of AIPAC as adopted by the Congress of the United States.

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Iranians Reflect On Sanctions Ahead Of Nuclear Talks

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

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* UAE faces fine balancing act over sanctions * Embargoes should be lifted, says Iranian ambassador * Talks a "historic ...

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Rand Paul's Gets Amendment Barring War With Iran Added To Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.17.2012

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NEW YORK -- The Senate is poised to consider updated legislation stepping up sanctions on Iran on Thursday, and due to persistence from Sen. Rand Paul...

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Afghanistan's Dependence On Iran Complicates U.S. Sanctions

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 05.09.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Last Wednesday, government officials from two countries met here to finalize an international pact that would help define their ...

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Rand Paul's Anti-Iran War Amendment

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.13.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Presidents of both parties, over the past several decades, have shown a willingness to interpret Senate resolutions in the broadest imag...

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Senator Feinstein Backs Efforts to Forge Iran Solution

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.03.2012

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Senator Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA) has come out in strong support of a political solution to the Iran crisis. She is cautiously optimistic that the next round of talks in Baghdad on May 23, "may lead to a breakthrough on Iran's nuclear program.

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Nobel Laureate: Sanctions 'Hurt The Iranian People'

Eline Gordts | Posted 04.20.2012

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Shirin Ebadi is a Nobel Prize laureate, lawyer, human rights activist and fierce critic of the Iranian regime. Yet despite her opposition to Iranian P...

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Porsche Halts Car Sales To Iran

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 04.18.2012

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Porsche has joined Hyundai in its decision to cease selling cars in Iran, after a group called United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) asked both automaker...

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Will Iran Nuclear Talks Reach A Compromise This Time?

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 04.16.2012

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Diplomats from Iran and six global powers will gather this weekend in Turkey to determine whether a compromise on Iran's nuclear program can be reache...

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On Eve of Nuclear Talks, HuffPost Talks Iran And What To Expect

The Huffington Post | Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 04.16.2012

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The stakes are high as Iranian officials prepare to meet with six world powers in Turkey this weekend. After a 15-month hiatus, these talks about t...

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Why Washington's Iran Policy Could Lead to Global Disaster

Juan Cole | Posted 04.13.2012

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Economic war led by Washington (and encouraged by Israel) will not take down the Iranian government or bring it to the bargaining table on its knees ready to surrender its nuclear program. It might, however, lead to actual armed conflict with incalculable consequences.

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Lieberman Resolution on Iran Means War: Top Military, Intelligence Officials

Kate Gould | Posted 04.11.2012

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As early as next week, the Senate could vote on legislation that Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for Secretary of State Colin Powell, said "reads like the same sheet of music that got us into the Iraq war."

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Feds Investigating Big Contractor's Ties to Blacklisted Iranian Companies

Project On Government Oversight | Posted 04.09.2012

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A major defense contractor is the focus of an apparent ongoing federal probe into its business dealings with Iranian companies -- dealings that could violate U.S. sanctions on Iran.

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Friends of Israel, Iran Negotiations Will Require Patience

Joel Rubin | Posted 04.06.2012

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While an opportunity exists to create a permanent solution to the Iranian nuclear challenge through diplomacy, this opportunity is fragile and uncertain. Therefore, what we need now more than ever is patience.

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"No Contact" Is the Keystone XL of Iran Policy

Robert Naiman | Posted 04.03.2012

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How could we get a clean shot at what the administration is not doing to move the ball forward on Iran diplomacy? We can demand the reversal of the "no contact" policy for U.S. diplomats.

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Obama Reportedly Clears Harsh Iran Sanctions

AP | JULIE PACE and BEN FELLER | Posted 05.30.2012

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday he was plowing ahead with potential sanctions against countries that keep buying oil from Iran, ...

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Applying the Lessons of South Africa Sanctions to Iran

Beheshteh Farshneshani | Posted 05.26.2012

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In the case of South Africa under apartheid, there is significant evidence that sanctions actually were a motivating factor in the regime's decision to build nuclear weapons in the first place, rather than being the force behind its dismantlement.

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Oil Giant Struggling With Iran Sanctions

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

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By Richard Mably and Peg Mackey LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell is struggling to pay off $1 billion that it owes Iran f...

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Rational Actors and Stuff

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.15.2012

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The idea behind economic sanctions is simple: If you deprive the people in a warlike country of enough "stuff," they're rational actors and they'll st...

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The Vice Tightens: Crucial Global Banking Hub Cuts Off Iran

AP | DON MELVIN and JONATHAN FAHEY | Posted 05.15.2012

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BRUSSELS — Dozens of Iranian banks were blocked from doing business with much of the world as the West tightens the financial screws on a countr...

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How Sanctions Against Iran Could Backfire

Nathan Gonzalez | Posted 05.14.2012

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It is no secret that Iran is developing its nuclear capacity in a clandestine and deceptive manner. Yet ironically it is our reaction to Iranian intransigence that is more likely to lead to an Iranian bomb. And it's not for the reasons that many have cited.

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Abandoning "Israel Firster" to Fight a Battle to Win

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.12.2012

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I have been fighting to help achieve a secure Israel, at peace with its neighbors, for more than 43 years. I continue to do that by fighting against a war that could eradicate Israel and endanger Jewish security in the United States and throughout the world.

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