National Iranian Gas Company

June 28, 2023 | |

U.S. Releases Funds to Pay Iran’s Debts

Iran’s deputy oil minister, Majid Chegeni, said on June 25 that Iraq repaid its $2.76 billion debt to Iran on purchases of natural gas using funds previously frozen by U.S. sanctions due to Tehran’s...

May 11, 2020 | Dr. Brenda Shaffer |

U.S. Sanctions on Iran: Is Natural Gas Next?

The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign is having a significant impact on Iran’s macroeconomic stability and draining the government’s export earnings and reserves. As Iranian oil exports...

April 21, 2014 | FDD Policy Brief |

The Growing IRGC Challenge to Rouhani

Since his election last June, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has been laboring to edge the Islami...

November 20, 2013 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Stick With Iranian Sanctions to Finish the Job

Despite a checkered past, sanctions have finally brought Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program -- but they have not inflicted enough damage on Iran's economy to alter Iran's resolv...

October 18, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Swiss Cheese

The EU's "strong" sanctions on Iran are full of holes, but might they be enough to prevent the U.S. going to war?

January 26, 2011 | Jerusalem Post

Swiss Adopt EU Sanctions on Teheran

BERLIN – Switzerland will fall into line with European Union sanctions targeting Iran's energy, nuclear proliferation and weapons sectors, its government said last week. "Bundesrat gives u...

September 29, 2010 | Benjamin Weinthal, Mark Dubowitz Wall Street Journal Europe

Iran’s European Helpers

The European Union in July imposed unprecedented sanctions against Iran's energy and financial sectors. But despite the crackdown, some European companies continue to sign up for business de...

September 14, 2010 | |

Why Is Switzerland Backing Ahmadinejad’s Iran?

Berlin - The European Union and the U.S. have passed tough sanctions targeting Iran...

September 14, 2010 | Jerusalem Post

Report: Swiss FM Under Fire for Blocking Iran Sanctions

BERLIN - ­ Swiss government officials in the Economics Department (Seco) have called for tougher sanctions against Iran and criticized Social Democratic Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey for bl...

August 19, 2010 | Jerusalem Post

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...