U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

July 13, 2023 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Emily de La Bruyère

The Only Thing Worse than Bringing a Knife to a Gunfight

This spring, a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives visited Taiwan – both as a show of solidarity and to develop responses to Beijing’s aggression. Among their “constructive takeaways” was...

September 24, 2021 | Matthew Zweig, John Hardie

Senate Republicans Offer Biden a Deal on the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline

Key Senate Republicans offered the Biden administration a deal last week: If President Biden sanctions Nord Stream 2 AG (NS2 AG), the Russian-owned company responsible for the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline,...

May 14, 2020 | Tzvi Kahn, Allyson Gaines

Obama Officials Support U.S. Unilateral Snapback of Iran Sanctions

When Iran and world powers concluded the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), President Barack Obama and senior officials in his administration repeatedly...

January 9, 2019 | Eric B. Lorber

FDD Launches Center on Economic and Financial Power, Names Former Treasury Advisor Eric B. Lorber as Senior Director

(Washington, D.C., January 9, 2019) – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) today unveiled its...

October 16, 2018 | |

Former Government Officials, Policy Experts Support SWIFT Sanctions on Iran

FDD scholars among 30 experts who urge removing Iranian banks from financial service

September 26, 2018 | Richard Goldberg |

What Trump must do to stop Europe from end-running his Iran sanctions

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this week refused to meet with President Trump at the United Nations. One of the big reasons: He and his European backers are waiting to see whether Trump will force the SWIFT financial-messaging service to disconnect Iranian banks in November.

May 10, 2017 | Juan C. Zarate

Secondary Sanctions Against Chinese Institutions: Assessing their Utility for Constraining N. Korea

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April 3, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu

Increasing the Effectiveness of Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran

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February 9, 2017 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iranian Ballistic Missile Tests Since the Nuclear Deal

FDD Research Memo

May 23, 2016 | Juan C. Zarate

Understanding the Role of Sanctions Under the Iran Deal

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May 12, 2016 | Juan C. Zarate

Terrorism, Missiles and Corruption: The Risks of Economic Engagement with Iran

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July 8, 2015 | Jonathan Schanzer |

Dems Lunge Into Confirmation Fight

Democrats and the White House are hammering Senate Republicans for failing to act on a nominee who is charged with snipping the purse strings of Islamic extremists. Adam Szubin was nomin...

January 27, 2015 | |

New FDD Report Lays Out The ‘Case for Deadline-Triggered Sanctions’ Against Iran

WASHINGTON – A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance lays out the arguments for new sanctions against Iran, stressing the...

January 27, 2015 | Mark Dubowitz |

FDD Executive Director Tells Congress Deadline-Triggered Sanctions Strengthen Negotiating Leverage

WASHINGTON – Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Congress Tuesday that deadline-triggered sanctions against Iran would strengthen U.S. negot...

January 22, 2015 | FDD Press Release |

FDD Executive Director to Testify Before Congress Tuesday on the Critical Demand for Iran Sanctions

Hearing rescheduled from January 20

January 16, 2015 | FDD Press Release |

FDD Executive Director to Testify Before Congress Tuesday on Iran Sanctions

WASHINGTON – Mark Dubowitz, executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, will testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs...

November 13, 2013 | Mark Dubowitz |

Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days

Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel, Members of the Committee, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, thank you for inviting me to testify today on this important topic....

March 11, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

US Senator, Treasury Press EU to Blacklist Hezbollah

In an exchange with US Senator Mark Kirk (R-Illinois) on drying up Iranian funds for the financing of its alleged nuclear weapons program, Treasury Under Secretary David Cohen said the US governm...

May 17, 2012 | Mark Dubowitz

Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation and Enforcement

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March 14, 2012 | |

FDD Applauds SWIFT for Expelling Iranian Banks

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC (FDD, March 15, 2012) – SWIFT, a top clearinghouse for international financial transactions, announced to...