Iran Sanctions

Will Turkey Pay a Price for Helping Iran Break Sanctions?

Yet again, Turkey has been implicated in another brazen scheme circumventing U.S. sanctions on Iran. Following an exclusive report earlier this December by Politico, Sitki Ayan, a Turkish businessman and...

Grounded: Why Biden Must Sanction Iranian Aviation

Iran is preparing to supply Russia with more advanced weapons, including surface-to-surface missiles, according to Western officials. The Biden administration should respond by leveraging existing U.S. sanctions and designations against...

Concessions to Iran? EU Nuclear Deal Text Proposes No Such Thing

The negotiations between Iran and six world powers, including the United States, on how to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly referred to as the Iran...

While the Iran Deal Languishes, Iranians and the World Suffer

After eight rounds of discussions on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) over the last year, the latest talks in Doha between Iran and the United...

Iranians and Their iPhones, and the Futility of Sanctions

U.S.-imposed economic sanctions often have been misdirected and counterproductive, but a new sanctions-related development involving Iran is especially illustrative.  First, some background.  Iran has been a favorite target of American...