Iran and Libya Sanctions Act

October 21, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

Forget the Bomb and Help Iranians Fight Their Regime

All the other options have failed.

June 11, 2021 | Richard Goldberg |

How States Can Respond If Biden Lifts Iran Sanctions

Republican governors and legislatures have some effective tools at their disposal.

February 20, 2018 | Richard Goldberg

Europe’s Sanctions-Blocking Threats Are Empty

European Union official’s threat this month that Europe would block any attempt by the United States to reimpose sanctions on Iran showed a new level of desperation to deter President Donal...

November 2, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu, Tyler Stapleton

House Passes Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation targeting the Islamic Republic of Iran’s ballistic missile program and its enablers. The bill –...

February 8, 2017 | Olli Heinonen |

Iran’s missile tests reveal weaknesses of UN Security Council Resolution

Iran’s latest missile test on January 29 received a swift response, as warranted. The United Nations Security Council...

December 23, 2016 | Olli Heinonen |

Iranian Moves Offer Opportunity to Improve JCPOA

FDD Research Memo

December 15, 2016 | Annie Fixler |

Iran Concessions Would Erode Anti-Money Laundering Standards

The 10-year extension of the Iran Sanction Act (ISA) – a 1996 law imposing sanctions on Tehran’s trade, energy, defense, and banking sectors over its nuclear program, ballistic-missil...

November 26, 2016 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Khamenei Threatens Reprisal Over Sanctions

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei...

July 14, 2016 | |

Iran Ready to Walk Away from Nuclear Deal with Its Own ‘Nuclear Snapback,’ New Study Finds

Iran has effectively neutralized America’s economic sanctions against the Islamic Republic’s non-nuclear malign activity by threatening to walk away from the Joint Comprehensive Plan...

July 14, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

The Iran Nuclear Agreement: One Year Later

Download the full written testimony here...

July 6, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

The Implications of U.S. Aircraft Sales to Iran

Executive Summary  As we approach the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), many of the concerns of tho...

May 13, 2016 | Reuel Marc Gerecht |

Done Deal?

All administrations are short-sighted. Even the brightest, most reflective people can develop acute tunnel vision when they join the paper-pushing, crisis-a-minute senior ranks of the National Se...

November 19, 2014 | Mark Dubowitz

Examining What a Nuclear Iran Deal Means for Global Security

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June 14, 2011 | Middle East Times |

Switzerland Siding with Iran?

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter went to Damascus last week to meet with Hamas' Khaled Meshaal, a man accused of terrorism by the United States, Israel and the European Union. Carter'...

March 31, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz |

How the Obama Administration Can Get Serious About Iran Sanctions

The Obama administration made the correct decision earlier this week to impose sanctions on Belarusneft, a subsidiary of the Belarusian petrochemical company Belneftekhim, for doing business with...

March 31, 2011 | Weekly Standard

How the Obama Administration Can Get Serious About Iran Sanctions

The Obama administration made the correct decision earlier this week to impose sanctions on Belarusneft, a subsidiary of the Belarusian petrochemical company Belneftekhim, for doing business with I...

March 30, 2011 |

State Department Sanctions Belarus Firm for Doing Business with Iran; GOP Not Satisfied

The State Department announced on Tuesday that it has decided to apply the recently passed Iran sanctions legislation to the Belarusian company Belorusneft. But GOP senators monitoring the implemen...

March 30, 2011 | Global Security Newswire

Lawmakers Question Use of Iran Sanctions Law

The Obama administration on Tuesday said it would blacklist a Belarusian firm under an Iran sanctions law enacted last year, but Republican senators called the move an insufficient application of l...

January 31, 2011 | RealClear Politics.com

Steel Deal Reveals Pawlenty’s Priorities on Security, Jobs

If former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty decides, as expected, to run for president in 2012, he likely will talk about a unique national security qualification from 2007 in which he nudged an Indian c...

December 3, 2010 |

FDD Applauds Senators Casey and Brown for New Iran Sanctions Act

Press Release December 3, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka [email protected]   FDD Applauds Senators Casey and Brown for New Iran Sanctions Act Washington, D.C. (December 3, 2010) The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) applauds