Iran Sanctions

Americans Say No to War with Iran: Will Washington Listen?

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 07.13.2008 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

Congressional Democrats are sponsoring Resolution 362, which amounts to an act of war against Iran. The good news is that growing outcry from Americans is causing some to have second thoughts.

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My Conversation with Madeleine Albright: Let's Talk to Iran Just Like We Are with North Korea

Nathan Gardels | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Nathan Gardels

The North Koreans want the sanctions associated with being on the terrorism list removed. The U.S. Congress won't remove those sanctions without verification. That is the way it ought to work.

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Israelis: Eat a Pistachio, Make an Iranian A-Bomb

Richard Silverstein | Posted 06.17.2008 | Politics

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Richard Silverstein

The new U.S. Ambassador to Israel has gotten all worked up over the fact that Israel is violating its own laws against trading with the Iranian enemy by eating Iranian pistachios. I kid you not.

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Britain To Freeze Assets Of Iran's Largest Bank In New Sanctions

AP | DAVID STRINGER | Posted 06.16.2008 | Politics

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LUXEMBOURG — An EU spokeswoman says the 27-nation bloc is ready to issue stronger financial sanctions against Iran. The spokeswoman for EU fore...

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Bush Approves Financial Sanctions Against Iran

Washington Post | Michael Abramowitz, Robin Wright | Posted 10.26.2007 | Business

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In approving far-reaching, new unilateral sanctions against Iran, President Bush signaled yesterday that he intends to pursue a strategy of gradually ...

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