Iran and Libya Sanctions Act

March 14, 2025 | Orde Kittrie, Andrea Stricker, Behnam Ben Taleblu

Iran’s Nuclear Disarmament

The Only Deal That Protects U.S. and Allied Security

September 14, 2023 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iran’s Escalating Threats: Assessing U.S. Policy Toward Iran’s Malign Activities

September 13, 2023 | Richard Goldberg

A Dangerous Strategy: Examining the Biden Administration’s Failures on Iran

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.

April 27, 2021 | Richard Goldberg, Matthew Zweig, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Saeed Ghasseminejad

Biden, Congress Should Defend Missile Sanctions Imposed on Iran

January 25, 2021 | Richard Goldberg, Saeed Ghasseminejad, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Matthew Zweig, Mark Dubowitz

Biden, Congress Should Defend Terrorism Sanctions Imposed on Iran

May 10, 2019 | Matthew Zweig |

Energy Sector Waivers Would Undermine the Maximum Pressure Campaign against Iran

The State Department exemptions...

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, Annie Fixler

The Iran Deal’s Fatal Flaws After One Year: Emboldened Iran and Diminished American Deterrence

FDD Press

July 14, 2016 | Mark Dubowitz

The Iran Nuclear Agreement: One Year Later

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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'...