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June 16, 2023 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Iran and Venezuela Deepen Their Strategic Alliance

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi just wrapped up a two-day visit to Caracas, during which he consolidated Iran’s strategic alliance with the regime of Nicolas Maduro. While talk of American imperialism...

March 19, 2020 | Aykan Erdemir, Philip Kowalski

U.S. Court Exposes Turkey’s Role in Iran’s and Venezuela’s Sanctions Evasion Schemes – Again

A Manhattan federal jury on Monday convicted Ali Sadr Hasheminejad, the Iranian owner of the now-defunct Pilatus Bank of Malta, of evading U.S. sanctions against Iran by conspiring to transfer payments...

February 24, 2020 | John Hardie |

Treasury Targets Maduro’s Oil Lifeline

The U.S. Treasury Department last week sanctioned a subsidiary of Russian energy giant Rosneft for its leading role in illicit exports of Venezuelan oil. With this much-anticipated step, the Trump administration...

May 18, 2018 | Michaela Frai

How the US Can Keep Venezuela from Becoming a Failed State

On Sunday, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will face his country’s hungry, impoverished voters. The election will be neither free nor fair, so another win for the corrupt Socialist pa...

March 26, 2018 | Yaya J. Fanusie, Michaela Frai

Crypto Investors Should Stay Away from Venezuela’s Petro

Venezuela has reportedly made the first state-backed cryptocurrency, the petro, available to the public. Crypto investors should just say no. For one thing, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blat...

November 15, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations |

Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran

      Opening Remarks Q and A Introduction...

November 15, 2011 | Mark Dubowitz

Progress of the Obama Administration’s Policy Toward Iran

      Opening Remarks Q and A Introduction...

May 25, 2011 | |

FDD Congratulates Bipartisan Group of Senators for Iran Sanctions Bill

Calls on Administration for More Sanctions Against Iran's Energy Partners and Human Rights Abusers Washington, D.C. (May 25, 2011) - FDD congratulates a bipartisan group of Senato...

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...

September 1, 2010 | Jonathan Schanzer, Mark Dubowitz

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...

August 19, 2010 | Jonathan Schanzer Houston Chronicle |

Texans Have Opportunity to Deter Iran’s Enablers

In the coming weeks, the State Department will provide President Obama with recommendations on how to implement Washington's tough new sanctions on Iran. The law imposes severe financial pen...

August 5, 2010 | Wall Street Journal

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%...