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April 20, 2010 Iran Deserves Targeted Sanctions Investors in the Iranian energy sector should follow the example of world bankers through tough sanctions to punish post-election Tehran, analysts say. Tehran earned the ire of the internati... April 20, 2010 Ex-CIA Boss Urges Curbs on Oil Firms Supplying Iran A former CIA director says companies that sell Iran refined petroleum products must be punished as the country gets closer to making a nuclear bomb. "Any kind of dealing with companies such... April 20, 2010 Obama Wins Praise for Orchestrating Response to Iran President Barack Obama always said he'd be willing to meet with rogue nations such as Iran without preconditions, but he never said he wouldn't try to set the stage. The revelation Friday th... April 20, 2010 U.S. Lawmaker to Push Iran Gasoline Sanctions Bill WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Friday revelations about Iran's new secret uranium enrichment facility hav... April 20, 2010 U.S. Eyes Insurers, Fuel in Iran Sanctions Strategy President Barack Obama warned Iran last week to come clean about the program, which Washington fears is a cover to build atomic weapons, or face "sanctions that bite." His warning followed the disc... April 20, 2010 Iran Subsidy Reform to Soften Fuel Sanction Punch Iran's parliament is poised to vote next week on a government bill that would cut energy and food subsidies and could make the Islamic Republic less vulnerable to sanctions. The measures cou... April 20, 2010 Reliance Industries Ceases Gasoline Sale to Iran WASHINGTON: A non-profit organisation On Thursday said Reliance Industries has stopped gasoline sale to Iran, following a group of US Congressmen urging the country's Exim bank to suspend assistanc... April 20, 2010 DOE Should Review Vitol SPR Contract WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- American lawmakers have raised questions about a U.S. oil purchase from Swiss energy company Vitol over the firm's Iran ties and Iraq sanction violations. The U.... April 20, 2010 U.S. Lawmakers Scorn Vitol SPR Contract WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers and advocacy groups voiced concerns over a contract awarded to Swiss-Dutch firm Vitol to fill U.S. petroleum reserves due to its ties to Iran. The... April 20, 2010 Senate Passes Iran Sanctions Bill "Gasoline sanctions have been characterized by some as a silver bullet which would cripple the Iranian economy and inflict a mortal wound on the regime, while others have deplored the sanctions as... April 20, 2010 U.S. Sanctions IRGC Engineering Firms The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies' Mark Dubowitz said today's designation was a good start, given the dominant role of the parent firm (whose full name is Gharargah Sazandegi-ye Khatam... April 20, 2010 Lieberman, McCain Push Iran Human Rights Bill Sens. John McCain and Joe Lieberman, along with eight other co-sponsors, announced a bipartisan bill Thursday to try to curb civil rights abuses in Iran. The legislation, which would be the... April 20, 2010 Impatient Congress Strikes Out on Its Own to Sanction Iran Growing impatient with the Obama administration's Iran policy, members of Congress from both parties are proposing a variety of get-tough measures of their own. The moves, which include both sancti... April 15, 2010 Petronas Halts Fuel Sales to Iran as Sanctions Loom KUALA LUMPUR/DUBAI (Reuters) - Malaysia's Petronas has stopped supplying gasoline to Iran, a company spokesman said on Thursday, as the threat of U.S. sanctions on oil firms with supply ties to the... April 14, 2010 Russia’s Lukoil Flees Iran WASHINGTON, March 25 (UPI) -- A decision by Russia's Lukoil to postpone work on an oil project in Iran shows the push to sanction Tehran for its nuclear work is working, advocates said. Russ... March 18, 2010 FACTBOX: What Iran Experts are Saying about Sanctions Reuters spoke to analysts at U.S. think-tanks and industry sources to canvass their views on the effectiveness of any sanctions that Washington and its allies may consider imposing on Iran.... March 18, 2010 FACTBOX: U.S. Weighs Sanctions Options for Iran (Reuters) - The Obama administration has consulted outside experts as it weighs possible sanctions on Iran that could target its gasoline imports and insurers that underwrite the trade, among other... March 16, 2010 Analysts: Iran deserves targeted sanctions WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Investors in the Iranian energy sector should follow the example of world bankers through tough sanctions to punish post-election Tehran, analysts say. Tehran ea... February 18, 2010 Top Terror Prosecutor Is a Critic of Civilian Trials He was the lead prosecutor 15 years ago in one of the country’s biggest terrorism trials: a group of men led by a blind Egyptian sheik had plotted to blow up the United Nations, the Lincoln... November 13, 2009 UN in Darfur Lets Members Feel Right at Home Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- When Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi spoke at the United Nations in September, he suggested moving the organization from New York to New Delhi or Beijing. Both are excellent... April 29, 2009 Source: Germany and Switzerland Paid Ransom for Kidnapped Canadian Diplomats Germany and Switzerland paid al-Qaeda's North African branch a ransom of approximately US$8 million for the release of four hostages, including Canadian diplomats Robert Fowler and Louis Gua... February 25, 2007 A Deadly Stumbling Block Named the PKK Co-Authored with Soner Cagaptay On February 6, Belgian police arrested Riza Altun, chief of European operations of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A day earlier... December 12, 2004 Three Years and Counting The September 11 attacks still reverberate profoundly. Of that, there is no better indication than George W. Bush’s decisive reelection. For all the trendy talk about “values voters,&... September 9, 2004 Israel’s Example Important in U.S. War Against Terrorists Authored by Patrick McGill It is said that the full meaning of a word is sometimes lost in translation. This is true of the Hebrew word "shalom." It most closely means...

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