Wiesenthal Center: Boycott Royal Dutch Shell on Iran Trade
The Simon Wiesenthal Center called last week for a boycott of Royal Dutch Shell gas stations because of the energy company's increased import of Iranian crude oil. "We urge th...
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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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US Hits Iranian Energy Firm with Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on a Swiss-based Iranian company involved in Iran's oil and gas sector and claimed success in persuading several European energ...
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Foundation for Defense of Democracies Urges Obama to Press Harder on Iran Sanctions
Press Release September 30, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka [email protected] Foundation for Defense of Democracies Urges Obama to Press Harder on Iran Sanctions Washington, D.C. (September 30, 2010) The United States announced today
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U.S. Issues First Penalties Under Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration rolled out its first penalties Thursday under the new U.S. sanctions on Iran but carefully avoided any challenge to Russian and Chinese companies that would...
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Nigeria at the Crossroads, Again
Focused on the final stretch of the midterm elections at home, policymakers and pundits in the United States have hardly evinced any interest in concerning themselves with electoral politics abro...
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Sanction Multipliers: New Laws Would Get Tough on Companies that Affiliate with Mullahs
In the wake of enactment of major sanctions against Iran, some in Congress are looking for new ways to tighten the noose further. While Iranian government officials have mused publicly that new san...
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German Bank Funding Iran Nuke Program
BERLIN – German authorities are facing criticism because of the role of a Hamburg-based Iranian bank in financing Teheran's nuclear and missile development programs. Europäisch-Ir...
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Black-Market Gas Shelters Iran
Proposed U.S. sanctions aimed at starving Iran of foreign gasoline could be signed into law before the end of June, but a shadowy network of Middle East gasoline suppliers is already undermining U....
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White House Works to Ease Iran Proposal in Congress
The Obama administration, which labored for months to impose tough new United Nations sanctions against Iran, now is pushing in the opposite direction against Congress as it crafts U.S. sanctions t...
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Inside Shell’s Iran Game
Royal Dutch Shell resumed its gasoline shipments to Iran, International Oil Dailyreported this morning. The company got back into business with the Iranian regime after a six-month hiatus....
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Inside Iran’s Shell Game
Royal Dutch Shell resumed its gasoline shipments to Iran, International Oil Daily reported this morning. The company got back into business with the Iranian regime after a six-month hiatus....
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FDD Applauds Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act
Press Release May 27, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected] FDD Applauds Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act...
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FDD Welcomes Reports that Malaysia’s Petronas Has Ended Gasoline Shipments to Iran
Washington, D.C. (April 15, 2010) - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies welcomed reports that Petronas, the Malaysian state-owned energy company, has stopped supplying gasoline to Iran. Petronas joins seven other energy traders that have reportedly
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US-Iran Sanctions Reporting Provision Poses Risk
A reporting provision in bipartisan Iran sanctions legislation under consideration in the U.S. Congress could pose a major risk for companies conducting business with the pariah state. A sma...
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FDD Welcomes Reports that Malaysia’s Petronas Has Ended Gasoline Shipments to Iran
Press Release April 15, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected] FDD Welcomes Reports that Malaysia's Petronas Has Ended...
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To Pressure Iran, Obama Should Work on Europe — Not Russia and China
The Obama administration is squandering valuable time and resources in making extended overtures to Russia and China to join the West's crackdown on Iran's illegal atomic program. Secretary of Stat...
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FDD Welcomes Reports that Swiss Energy Company Has Ended Gasoline Sales to Iran
FDD Welcomes Reports that Swiss Energy Company Has Ended Gasoline Sales to Iran Sanctions legislation moving through Congress already increasing pressure on the Iranian regime Washington, D.C. (January 11, 2010) - The Foundation for Defense of
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Shell Joins List of Companies Ending Gasoline Sales to Iran
Shell Joins List of Companies Ending Gasoline Sales to Iran Threat of gasoline sanctions has forced many major companies out of Iranian market, but final legislation and strong presidential support still needed Washington, D.C. (March 10, 2010) - The
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FDD Welcomes Reports that Russia’s Lukoil to End Gasoline Shipments to Iran
Press Release April 7, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected] FDD Welcomes Reports that Russia's Lukoil to End Gasoline...