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....
Trafigura
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....
Op-eds
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....
Op-eds
Ingersoll Bars Units From Sales to Iran
Ingersoll-Rand PLC said it has prohibited its subsidiaries from selling products to customers in Iran. The move by the industrial-parts maker is part of an accelerating trend among major Wes...
Op-eds
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...
Op-eds
US House Bill Would Punish Iranian Gasoline Trade
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) - Suppliers, brokers, insurers and tankers carrying gasoline to Iran could face U.S. sanctions if a bill making the rounds in the U.S. House of Representatives finds...
Op-eds
U.S. Congress Seen Hindering Cheap Fuel for Iran
Legislation to punish Tehran for its nuclear program by denying U.S. financial assistance to foreign companies that provide gasoline to Iran has a good chance of passing Congress. Iran may f...
Op-eds
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
Press Releases
Hitting Tehran Where It Hurts
After three decades of an Islamic revolution that has neither upheld Islam's virtues nor brought revolutionary change from repression, many Iranians have had enough. But political transformation, i...
Op-eds
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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Standing up to Iran: Turn off Tehran’s gas
International diplomacy has failed to end Iran's nuclear program, halt its support for terrorist groups or force the regime to respect basic human rights. But a new strategy is at hand: In a...
Op-eds
FDD Welcomes Reports that Russia’s Lukoil to End Gasoline Shipments to Iran
FDD Welcomes Reports that Russia's Lukoil to End Gasoline Shipments to Iran Joins list of Iran's energy partners bowing out of Iranian market Washington, D.C. (April 7, 2010) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies welcomed reports that Russia's
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Russia’s Lukoil Ends Iran Energy Development Project over Concern about Increased U.S. Sanctions
Russia's Lukoil Ends Iran Energy Development Project over Concern about Increased U.S. Sanctions Expresses Willingness to Continue if Political Pressure Lessens Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2010) - The Foundation for Defense of Democracies today welcomed
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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 Two Large Gasoline Suppliers to Iran Bow Out of Market
FDD Welcomes Reports that Two Large Gasoline Suppliers to Iran Bow Out of Market Threat of gasoline sanctions exerting significant pressure on regime, but final legislation and strong presidential support still needed Washington, D.C. (March 8, 2010) -
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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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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...
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Russia’s Lukoil Ends Iran Energy Development Project over Concern about Increased U.S. Sanctions
Press Release March 24, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected] Russia's Lukoil Ends Iran Energy Development Project...
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FDD Welcomes Reports that Two Large Gasoline Suppliers to Iran Bow Out of Market
Press Release March 8, 2010 CONTACT: Noah Chestnut 202-390-2251 [email protected] Bill McCarthy 202-207-0183 [email protected] FDD...
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The Case for Gasoline Sanctions on Iran
Are gasoline sanctions against Iran a bad idea? President Barack Obama appears to think so, despite endorsing the idea twice during his election campaign. Although the administration wants to use...