Russia Iran Sanctions

Oil Embargoes, Sherlock Holmes, and the Russian Butler

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 04.21.2012

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Raymond J. Learsy

The tumult and fabricated anxieties over Iran's oil supply give ample cover to an oil price veering ever higher -- prices explained away by the political tensions at hand. But the question needs to be asked -- what is really driving oil prices?

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Russia Lashes Out At European Sanctions On Iran

AP | Posted 03.24.2012

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MOSCOW -- Russia's Foreign Ministry is criticizing the new European Union sanctions against Iran, saying they are a severe mistake likely to worsen te...

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Nuclear Deal With Iran All for Show

Emma Belcher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emma Belcher

If the Obama administration's goal is to build support for harsher sanctions by making Iran appear recalcitrant, proposing a stillborn deal disguised as engagement is a shrewd approach.

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UN Security Council Agrees On Iran Sanctions

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 05.25.2011

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UNITED NATIONS — The United States introduced a United Nations resolution aimed at Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program on Tuesday, having w...

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US And Russia Clash Over Iran Nuclear Plant

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer ...

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Plotting the Next Moves in Obama's Chess Match with Iran

Josh Lockman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josh Lockman

While the President should be commended for vigorously engaging with the Iranian regime, now is the time for stronger action.

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Russia Stand On Iran Sanctions Welcomed By Israel

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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JERUSALEM — A senior Israeli official welcomes steps by Russia toward endorsing additional sanctions against Iran as a way of stopping its nucle...

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Russia Agrees To Possible Iran Sanctions As Reward For Obama's Missile Defense Plan

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A unified U.S.-Russian stance on sanctions against Iran would put added pressure on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to yield so...

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Russian FM Says No New Sanctions On Iran

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Russia's foreign minister says Moscow firmly opposes any new sanctions against Iran. Sergey Lavrov says new tougher sanctions would ru...

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