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'...
Iran and Libya Sanctions Act
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
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
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Texans Uneasy Over Chinese Oil Investment in Lone Star State
The mainstream news has been relatively quiet in the last month about a recent and significant Chinese investment in South Texas oil. But Tom Pauken, chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, has...
Op-eds
US Report Calls for Sanctions Against Chinese Firms Active in Iran
A new report by a US think tank identifies 10 large Chinese energy companies that continue to do business with Iran in spite of international sanctions. It warns the Obama administration that fai...
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Alinsky’s Rules for Obama’s Iran Strategy
Berlin - Pres. Barack Obama chose last week to sanction the Swiss-ba...
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Will Obama Follow Through on Iran Sanctions?
After enacting comprehensive energy sanctions on companies that do business with Iran, and encouraging 31 other countries to follow suit, last Thursday the United States announced penalties again...
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FDD Releases Report on China’s Energy Ties with Iran
Press Release September 15, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka [email protected] FDD Releases Report on China's Energy Ties with Iran Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2010) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) released a
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To Pressure Iran, Squeeze Russia and China
In 1996 Congress passed the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act with the aim of, among other things, pressuring the regime in Tehran to stop sponsoring terrorism. For a time, the sanctions did annoy those w...
Op-eds
The Iran-Houston Connection
Energy companies continue to leave the Iranian market in response to a series of new sanctions laws passed by the United States, the European Union, Canada and Australia, all of which are eager t...
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US: Swiss-Iran Gas Deal Sends ‘Wrong Message’
BERLIN – Swiss energy giant EGL's €18 billion gas contract with Iran prompted criticism on Tuesday from the US Embassy. "As we noted in the past when this deal was first announced, oil a...
Op-eds
Double Down on Iran Sanctions
Just a month after President Obama signed the Iran Sanctions Act into law, the new restrictions appear to have gotten Tehran's attention. Gasoline imports into the Islamic Republic fell nearly 50%...
Op-eds
Beyond Gasoline: Slamming the Door on the Iranian Regime’s Access to Energy Expertise
If Europe and the United States get serious about sanctions enforcement, the Iranian regime could find itself without the energy know-how to keep its critical oil and natural gas sectors running....
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Beyond Gasoline: Congress Targets Iran’s Access to Critical Energy Know-How
This past week, 507 members of the United States Congress passed the toughest Iran sanctions legislation in history, with only eight members opposing. The bill, which President Obama is expected...
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Congress Pushes Tough Iran Sanctions
The Conference Report on the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, released yesterday, gives the president sweeping new authority to sanction energy companies...
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Plug the Sanctions Hole on Iran
With a short time left before the U.S. Congress finalizes an energy sanctions bill on Iran, the Iranian regime is already exploiting what could be a gaping loophole in Iran sanctions laws....