Adam Szubin
Hezbollah: Narco-Terror and Crime in Latin America
Will the Biden administration go after Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money laundering networks? Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the drug trade is well documented, ongoing, and a threat to U.S national...
Op-eds
Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions
When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...
Memos
Brothers in Arms
The Consolidation of the Turkey-Qatar Axis
Monographs
Oman in the Middle
Muscat’s Balancing Act Between Iran and America
Monographs
Australia must not be duped into softening its stance on Iran
China and North Korea topped the list of mutual security concerns last week when Malcolm Turnbull met US President Donald Trump in Washington. The meetings were widely viewed as positive...
Op-eds
The Biggest Sanctions-Evasion Scheme in Recent History
Yesterday, Turkish banker Mehmet Hakan Atilla was found guilty in a Manhattan courtroom for a range of financial crimes. His dramatic trial revealed that tens o...
Op-eds
Trump should refuse to certify the Iran deal as the first step to fixing a deeply flawed agreement
The Washington Post and New York Times reported Thursday night that President Trump will soon announce his refusal to certify that the nuclear deal with Iran is in America’s national...
Op-eds
Risks of Doing Business with Iran
FDD Background Resource Guide
Memos
Senate Bill Addresses Flaws in Iran Nuclear Deal
Late last week, the U.S. Senate passed a bill containing new sanctions against Iran. Entitled the “Countering...
Policy Briefs
Time for the US to stop Qatar’s support for terror
Secretary of Defense James Mattis is on a Mideast tour to “continue efforts to strengthen regional security architectures.” While his meetings in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel are li...
Op-eds
Increasing the Effectiveness of Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran
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Legislative Testimonies
Iran’s Financial Rebranding Efforts and the FATF Plenary
The Plenary and Working Group of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – a global body for combatting money laundering and terror and proliferation finance – will meet from February...
Policy Briefs
Terror Financiers “Operating Openly” in Qatar and Kuwait
A White House readout following President Trump’s p...
Policy Briefs
Trump’s Acting Treasury Secretary, an Obama Holdover, Helped Craft Iran Nuclear Deal
As President Donald Trump’s nominee for treasury secretary continues to wait for Senate confirmation, an architect of the Obama administration’s Iran nuclear deal is currently running...
Op-eds
Qatar and Terror Finance
FDD Press
Monographs
Why Are U.S.-Sanctioned Airlines Still Flying to the Gulf States?
America’s Gulf allies are shooting themselves in the foot. While they strive to push back against Iran’s regional aggression and terrorist proxies, they are allowing operations by a S...
Op-eds
Putting Hezbollah ‘out of business’
“After many years of sanctions targeting Hezbollah, today the group is in its worst financial shape in decades,” stated Adam Szubin, the acting Treasury undersecretary for terrorism a...
Op-eds
How Iran Taints the Dollar
For the past two months, a debate has raged between the Obama administration and Congress over whether last summer’s nuclear deal provides Tehran access to dollars outside of the U.S. finan...
Policy Briefs
Amid rumors, White House rules out giving Iran access to US dollar
The Obama administration will continue to block Iran’s access to the dollar or the U.S. financial system, its top sanctions official said amid speculation to the contrary. ......