United Against Nuclear Iran emphasizes the need for holding Iran accountable for its malign activities, including support for terrorism, nuclear and arms proliferation, and human rights abuses. We advocate for the international community to extend beyond current sanctions and implement additional penalties. Explore our resources to understand the importance of robust international response in addressing the multifaceted threats posed by Iran's actions.

Reports & Resources

Iran Human Rights Sanctions Tracker

The Iran Human Rights Sanctions Tracker (IHRST) is a comprehensive, searchable, and sortable…

Hold Iran Accountable

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is launching a petition directed at the U.S. government, the…

An Open Letter to the Biden Administration

President Joe Biden, his Administration, and our allies in the P5+1 are confronting a very…

Next Steps in the Maximum Pressure Campaign

The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign wreaked maximum havoc on Iran’s economy,…

What the EU and U.K. Should Do Now to Hold Iran Accountable

There are many tools that the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (U.K.) should use to hold Iran…

Iran News & Blogs

"Today’s entry features experts in the national security and foreign policy realm. The world is in a precarious position, with major wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East. The United States’…

"Jason Brodsky, Policy Director at United Against Nuclear Iran, expressed frustration on X (formerly Twitter), stating, 'With the second anniversary of Mahsa Amini's murder coming up, many people…

The “UANI Top 10 Iran Sanctions Targets” is a monthly product that seeks to expose and restrict the nefarious activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both inside and outside of the country.…

"Jason Brodsky, policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran, shared similar concerns. Given that Iran has been “rocketing U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria, and its proxies are attacking…

"As the 90-day deadline is set to pass, Jason Brodsky, Policy Director at United Against Nuclear Iran, wrote on X, 'Today a determination was due by the Biden administration for sanctions under…

"Jason Brodsky, the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran said Trump understands how to make US adversaries fear the American president.

'There is an important strategic logic to…

"Should Trump be elected president, a return of a maximum pressure campaign on Tehran will make a return, said Jason Brodsky, the policy director of United Against Nuclear Iran.

'I believe…

(New York, NY) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)’s CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after Canada announced the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary…

(New York, NY) – Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s sanctions on individuals, entities, and vessels involved…

“'This is a first for the Biden administration to sanction captains,' wrote Jason Brodsky, policy director at United Against Nuclear Iran."

The “UANI Top 10 Iran Sanctions Targets” is a monthly product that seeks to expose and restrict the nefarious activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both inside and outside of the country.…

“However, because IRGC is not proscribed (as a terror group), these activities are not outlawed. The current sanctions regime doesn’t prohibit the IRGC’s ability to disseminate jihadist propaganda…

"'However, because IRGC is not proscribed (as a terror group), these activities are not outlawed. The current sanctions regime doesn’t prohibit ther IRGC’s ability to disseminate jihadist…

The “UANI Top 10 Iran Sanctions Targets” is a new monthly product that seeks to expose and restrict the nefarious activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both inside and outside of the country…

"United Against Nuclear Iran stated: 'UANI applauds the passage of the MAHSA Act, which will pave the way for long overdue sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, president,…

"An analysis by the independent group United Against Nuclear Iran warned in 2022 that 'the Iranian-North Korean threat is compounded by the two nations’ cooperation, especially in the realm of…

(New York, NY) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)’s CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after President Joe Biden signed the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and…

UANI Research Director Daniel Roth writes: "For a time after 9/11, it was clear that intergovernmental cooperation would be necessary to stop terror financing and money laundering by terror groups…

(New York, NY) – On Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) acted against two Hong Kong and Marshall Islands-owned ship vessels for their role in…

"Jason Brodsky, head of the Policy Council of "United Against Nuclear Iran" says that there are still a number of tools to pressure the Islamic Republic and they should be used. Mr. Brodsky also…

(New York, N.Y.) — After United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) recommended the U.S. and U.K. levy sanctions last month against the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Deputy…

The “UANI Top 10 Iran Sanctions Targets” is a new monthly product that seeks to expose and restrict the nefarious activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both inside and outside of the country…

Today, UANI launches the “UANI Top 10 Iran Sanctions Targets,” a new monthly product that seeks to expose and restrict the nefarious activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, both inside and…

On August 6, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri was named the new head of Iran’s Supreme Court.  Montazeri, formerly Iran’s attorney general, has been sanctioned by the United States, United Kingdom,…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat…

Iran Should Not Be Allowed To Deter U.S. Sanctions Enforcement And The U.S. Must Re-establish Deterrence Against Iran’s Aggression 

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO…

U.S. Sanctions Are Necessary, But Not Sufficient. Restoring Deterrence Is Critical.

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following…

Canada, EU, And U.K. Actions Fall Short In Holding IRGC Accountable

(New York, N.Y.) — An alarming spike in Iran’s executions this year has drawn alarm and condemnation from human rights…

(New York, N.Y.) — Today, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the new secretary of Iran’s Supreme Council of Cyberspace, as United Against Nuclear…

(New York, N.Y.) — On Monday, the U.S. State Department released its 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which detail the Iranian regime’s “appalling and ongoing” human rights abuses…

(New York, N.Y.) — Today, on International Women’s Day, the U.S. announced additional sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for continued human rights abuses in the Islamic…

(New York, N.Y.) — On Friday, the Biden administration designated eight individuals serving on the board of directors for Iranian drone manufacturer Paravar Pars, which is itself under U.S. and EU…

On February 1, 2023, UANI Policy Director Jason M. Brodsky appeared on i24NEWS to discuss the latest U.S. action targeting Iran's transfer of drones to Russia, and other topics regarding the…

(New York, N.Y.) — As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky prepares to visit Washington on Wednesday, the need to tackle the arms proliferation pipeline between Russia and Iran during his trip…

(New York, N.Y.) — On December 7, the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations approved a bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden Administration to “impose … additional human rights sanctions…

(New York, N.Y.) — Research from United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has prompted Taiwan-based technology company ATEN International to launch an investigation into the misuse of its products by…

(New York, N.Y.) — Canada announced the designation of multiple Iranian regime officials and entities on Friday for perpetuating “gross and systemic human rights violations” against the Iranian…

(New York, N.Y.) — President Biden will welcome French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House today for the first state visit of his administration. Behind the pageantry are serious security…

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today applauding French President Emmanuel Macron for recognizing that…

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) released the following statement today applauding the European Union’s (EU) restrictive measures on 29 individuals and three entities for…

For years, the U.S. government has maintained an expansive sanctions architecture against the Islamic Republic of Iran—under both Democratic and Republican administrations. But its European allies…

Updated: November 28, 2022

The Iranian regime is killing, beating, and arresting innocent people protesting both the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody and the longstanding brutality…

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) released the following statement today applauding the European Union’s (EU) sanctions on 15 Iranian entities and individuals implicated in…

(New York, N.Y.) —European Union (EU) member states have submitted 16 proposals for new EU sanctions on Iranian institutions and officials. The proposals come in response to Iran’s…

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) released the following statement today urging the U.S. and its international partners to work in coordination to apply human rights sanctions…

(New York, N.Y.) — In conjunction with previous reports published by the Wall Street Journal, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has identified multiple Western companies that have supplied energy…

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today in response to U.S. sanctions being applied against ten individuals and…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…

(New York, N.Y.) – Despite its position as one of the world’s leading multinational companies with subsidiaries that have been awarded tens of billions of dollars in U.S. government contracts,…

(New York, N.Y.) — Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on five Iranians and entities for their material support in helping the…

On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) voiced his strong concerns over the billions of dollars the Islamic Republic of Iran has earned by smuggling sanctioned oil and gas condensates,…

On Friday, 10 U.S. senators co-signed a letter to President Biden strongly urging him to enforce sanctions on tankers smuggling Iranian oil as well as the purchasers. Citing data from United…

(New York, N.Y.) — Last Friday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it had sanctioned three individuals and 10 companies that raised funds to help…

(New York, N.Y.) — This past weekend, the top diplomats of the G7 nations met for a critical ministerial meeting dominated by concern over the growing economic and military threats posed by China…

(New York, N.Y.) — United Against Nuclear Iran’s (UANI) Iran Tanker Tracker program has since January 2021 seen sharp year-over-year increases in Iran’s crude oil and gas exports, the bulk of…

(New York, N.Y.) — This week, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI)’s Research Director Daniel Roth and Chief of Staff Claire Jungman published an op-ed in The Hill warning that gaps in U.S.…

(New York, N.Y.) — Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it would be lifting the sanctions imposed by the previous administration on Iranian…

(New York, N.Y.) — A new report submitted to Congress from the Biden Administration reveals that U.S. sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran as part of the previous administration’s “…

(New York, N.Y.) — The U.S. Treasury Department announced today that it is designating individuals and businesses involved in an international oil smuggling network that supports Iran’s Islamic…

On Monday, the U.S. State Department issued new sanctions on Kata’ib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, and Lebanese Hezbollah to further restrict their abilities to procure weaponry. Each is a U.S.-…

(New York, N.Y.) — U.S. officials are reportedly preparing to launch a sanctions campaign against Iran to deter its use of drones and guided missiles, which are increasingly viewed as an “…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today following the…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today reiterating opposition to…

New Designations Deal A Blow To Regime’s Terrorism-Related Activities

(New York, N.Y.) – Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed terrorism-…

Last week, the U.S. sanctioned Iran’s remaining 18 banks from the SWIFT financial messaging network in a move designed to cover the entirety of the financial sector. While the focus on banks is…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today upon news that the U…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today after the U.S. announced…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today upon news that the U.S.…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today upon news that the U.S.…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) introduced today a new digital tool to provide policymakers and the public with comprehensive information about corporate violations of U.S.…

(New York, N.Y.) – Iranian and Chinese bilateral relations are showing signs of increasing strategic importance to both nations as officials in Tehran have publicly commented on discussions which…

Far-Reaching Implications Raise Costs To Regime For Malign Behavior 

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D.…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today after the Trump…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today after published…

(New York, N.Y.) – As world leaders, military chiefs and diplomats converge on Munich for the annual Security Conference, Europe’s leaders would do well to consider the long-term security…

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(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) released a statement today on the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF)…

New York, NY – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today in response to the…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement in response to the Trump…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and Ambassador Mark D. Wallace today applauded the Trump Administration’s announced human rights…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement in response to U.S. Secretary of…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said the following today in response to the announcement of new…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said the following today in response to Iran’s sanctioning and…

When the second big round of Iran sanctions was reimposed in November last year, the U.S. added 199 Iranian vessels to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.  Despite this, Iran’s…

Despite the expiration of oil waivers on May 5, 2019, Iran continues its candid attempts to export oil to China and appears to be getting critical assistance from…

(New York, N.Y.) - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today after the Trump Administration and the U.S.…

(New York, N.Y.) - This week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is meeting in Orlando, Florida to discuss, amongst other pressing matters, “Progress by Iran and other countries that present a…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today on the U.S…

(New York, N.Y.) – On May 10, United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace co-authored an op-ed on FoxNews.com applauding the Trump…

(New York, N.Y.) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following joint statement today…

(New York, NY) – United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) welcomes the decision of the European Union (EU) today to freeze the assets of the Iranian Intelligence ministry and two of its staff…

Senator Lieberman & Ambassador Wallace Encourage Trump Administration to Impose Maximum Pressure on Iran

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) Chairman Senator Joe Lieberman and CEO Ambassador…

UANI CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace discusses latest round of sanctions on Iran.

THE HUGH HEWITT SHOW’S HUGH HEWITT: “In the near term, the next couple of years as we approach a transition and we have Soleimani who you might explain to the audience putting out tweets that…

On October 31, the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) updated its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, applying new sanctions to several individuals and entities…

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UANI Applauds Passage of Iran-Russia-North Korea Sanctions Bill

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UANI Applauds Trump Administration's New Sanctions on Iran Following Ballistic Missile Launch

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United Against Nuclear Iran Applauds Bipartisan Congressional Votes to Extend Iran Sanctions Act Extension critical as Iranian regime's…

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UANI Applauds U.S. Treasury Dept. for Designating Iran…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 29, 2014   Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Applauds U.S. Treasury for Designating Iran Sanctions…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2014   Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

Given New Oil Import Data, UANI Calls on Obama…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2014   Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected]  Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Calls on Obama Administration to Reconsider…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2013 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Applauds Administration for Imposing New Sanctions on Iran's…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2013  Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected]  Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Issues Statement Regarding Treasury's Lifting of…

In Case You Missed It: "A Non-Profit Organization with a Single Aim: to Intensify Economic Sanctions on Iran Until It Stops Its Nuclear Program" UANI Profiled By…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 2013 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Statement on New Iran Sanctions Now in Effect

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 7, 2013 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Applauds New Iran Sanctions, Calls for Full Economic Blockade…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Issues Statement on the Continued Fall of the Iranian Rial,…

In Case You Missed It: "Sanctions are Clearly Having an Impact, But we Can do Much More and Must" UANI CEO, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, Quoted in NBC News Piece about…

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UANI Issues Statement Regarding Standard Chartered…

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Urges Passage of Iran Sanctions Legislation,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Statement on Iranian Oil Sanctions

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 22, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Applauds U.S. Senate for Toughening Sanctions Against Iran on…

In Case You Missed It: "Total Sanctions Might Stop Iran"

UANI Board Members' Joint Op-Ed Appears in Today's Wall Street Journal

In Case You Missed It: "Group Calls for MTN Sanctions"

Group Calls for MTN Sanctions By Gareth Vorster MyBroadband BusinessTech (South Africa) April 25,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2012 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

UANI Statement on Action by Obama Administration and U.S. Congress…

In Case You Missed It: "Now is the Time...to Enact and Enforce the Most Robust Sanctions in History."

UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace…

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Statement from UANI on New Sanctions…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2011 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296

        UANI Applauds U.S. House of…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2011 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296      

UANI Applauds U.S. Senate for…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 2011 Contact: Nathan Carleton, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296     

Statement by UANI on U.S. House…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2010 Contact: Kimmie Lipscomb, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 1, 2009 Contact: Kimmie Lipscomb, [email protected] Phone: (212) 554-3296