U.S. Reimposes Sanctions on Iran but Undercuts the Pain With Waivers

The Trump administration announced on Friday that it was exempting eight countries from bruising sanctions that the United States was reimposing ag

US to impose 'far tougher' sanctions on Iran Monday

The Trump administration is set to reimpose sanctions on Iran on Monday that it said are "far tougher than have ever been imposed on the Islam

UANI Welcomes the Further Re-Imposition of U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

UANI Chairman Senator Joe Lieberman and CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace today welcomed the announced re-imposition of a second round of sanctions on Iran, the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism: “We encourage the Trump Administration to fulfill the promise of a maximum pressure campaign – no exceptions – until Iran permanently and verifiably changes its behavior. Oil and gas firms, including those from friendly countries like India, South Korea and Japan, should not be granted sanctions waivers. Similarly, financial entities – including SWIFT – must sever ties with Iranian banks and financial institutions."

Crippling Iran sanctions around the corner, but what will EU do?

A campaign of maximum pressure is now heating up, six months after President Trump said we’re out.

UANI Statement On Iran’s Foiled Assassination Attempt In Denmark

UANI President David Ibsen, in a statement today, applauded Denmark’s decision to push for European Union-wide sanctions against Iran following the regime’s foiled assassination attempt within the country and called on SWIFT to force the disconnection of Iran from its system.

UANI Launches Maximum Pressure Campaign Ahead of Iran Sanctions Reimposition

United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today announced the launch of a new campaign intended to encourage the Trump Administration not to grant sanctions waivers for businesses interested in engaging with Iran following the second reimposition of sanctions on the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.

Risky Business: More Broken Promises by Iranian Regime

More than two years ago, Iranian officials promised the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) that Tehran would bring its banking laws up to international standards to protect against money laundering and terrorism financing. To date, none of the reforms that Iran said that they would institute have been fully enacted. Unsurprisingly, at the recent FATF Plenary in Paris, the organization found that the protection afforded to the international financial system by Iran’s laws continues be woefully deficient.

Saturday, May 5th will mark the 39th anniversary of the founding of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which stands today as the country’s most powerful military and security force and a powerful economic actor inside Iran.

 

Iran Violating U.N. Resolution Against Missile Transfers

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DECEMBER 14, 2017