Foil the Financiers of Iran’s Terrorism
The Biden administration believes Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a terrorist organization. So why lift sanctions on banks that help fund it?
Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
The New Nuclear Deal Would Allow Tehran to Access Up to $131 Billion of Its Foreign Assets
The Biden administration is finalizing a deal that would provide the Islamic Republic with relief from U.S. sanctions in exchange for temporary and limited curbs on Iran’s nuclear program. When the administration...
Policy Briefs
Biden on verge of making worst deal ever with Iran
As the civilian death toll mounts in Ukraine and the world prepares for unspeakable crimes against humanity yet to come, the Biden administration said Friday it’s close to announcing a Russian-brokered...
Op-eds
Biden’s Coming Iran Deal Will Be Even Worse than Obama’s
What the U.S. is agreeing to in Vienna is a shorter and weaker agreement that provides even more sanctions relief in exchange for fewer restrictions.
Op-eds
Five Lessons Learned From Sanctions on Iran for the Ukraine Crisis
The goal of sanctions should be to impose costs on the Russian economy that either make Putin’s tactical and strategic objectives too costly to achieve, change Russia’s overall cost/benefit calculation, weaken its economy, or deter further aggression.
Op-eds
Making Sense of Iran’s Three-Pronged Nuclear Fork In The Road
US officials have deployed an impressive array of metaphors over the past 10 months – from dwindling patience, to a diminishing runway, to a closing window – to describe the Biden administration’s...
Op-eds
How America Lost Its Leverage on Iran
Ten years ago, two senators, one Republican and one Democrat, joined together to force America to sanction Iran. In the years since, the leverage they built has dissipated. Why?
Op-eds
How States Can Respond If Biden Lifts Iran Sanctions
Republican governors and legislatures have some effective tools at their disposal.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late May
Policy Tracker
Is the U.S. Caving on Iran Sanctions?
To try to wheedle Iran back into a nuclear deal, the administration is preparing to lift a raft of non-nuclear sanctions as well.
Op-eds
Hezbollah’s al-Qard al-Hasan and Lebanon’s Banking Sector
Memos
How Governors and State Legislatures Can Mitigate the White House’s Iran Strategy
A few months ago it seemed that the Biden administration would pursue a more moderate version of Obama’s Iran strategy. Now it’s poised to make even greater concessions.
Op-eds
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Late April
Late April Trends
Policy Tracker
Biden and Obama Previously Defended Non-Nuclear Sanctions on Iran
Memos
Biden, Congress Should Defend Missile Sanctions Imposed on Iran
Memos
Iran’s Economy Did Not Grow in 2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) earlier this month released a report updating its estimate of Iran’s GDP growth in 2020 from a 4.99 percent contraction (projected in October 2020) to 1.5 percent...
Insights
Biden Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: Early April
Early April Trends
Policy Tracker
How Republicans Can Stop Biden from Lifting Iran Sanctions
Instead of diluting their principles, congressional Republicans should use every available procedural tool to force tough votes.
Op-eds
The Biden Administration’s Playbook for Lifting Iran-Related Terrorism Sanctions
In his confirmation hearing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated that lifting terrorism sanctions on Iran would not advance U.S. national security interests. Weeks later, however, the Biden administration...