List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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GettyImages-51669885 Arizona Lawmaker Under Fire for Telling Kids There are Schools for Suicide Bombers
An Arizona lawmaker upset parents when he told students there are schools for suicide bombers.
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8143525943_51782b1d0a_h The Chosen One
Meet Adam Szubin, Obama’s point man to sell the Iran deal to Israel.
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GettyImages-483298804crop Russian Authorities Destroy Geese and Ducklings in Jab at West
"The ducklings did not have any accompanying documents, so a decision was made to destroy them."
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: Sen. Charles Schumer (C) (D-NY) listens to questions from reporters following the weekly Democratic caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol May 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. Reid spoke on pending legislation before the U.S. Senate on a balanced budget, an agreement with Iran on nuclear research, and pending trade legislation. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) How to Get a Better Deal With Iran
Don't listen to the naysayers. Congress can still force Iran back to the negotiating table — and the world will be a safer place for it.
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GettyImages-482205910_960 This Is What Will Happen if Congress Blows Up the Iran Nuclear Deal
If the naysayers manage to blow up the newly minted agreement, it will be a disaster for the United States — and will only push Iran closer to the bomb.
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GettyImages-481461092_960 Do the Iran Deal’s ‘Snapback’ Sanctions Have Teeth?
The hurdles and poison pills bound up in the agreement mean its failsafe mechanism won't have the bite it might have.
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DJRpic President Obama Is Wrong — The Iran Deal Is Transformational
The big question is, what is actually being transformed?
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Fighters from Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah carry the coffins of fellow militants, Ahmed Hareb (R) and Adel Hamidi during their funeral on June 6, 2015 in a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut after they were killed in combat alongside government forces in the Syria. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) Will Curbing Iran’s Nuclear Threat Boost Its Proxies?
Tehran's allies in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen could reap the benefits of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers.
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The United Nations Security Council meets on Ukraine May 2, 2014 at UN headquarters in New York. Russia warned Ukraine of "catastrophic consequences" unless it halted a military operation against pro-Russian gunmen while Western powers rounded on Moscow at emergency UN talks. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) U.N. to Iran: Welcome Back
The U.N. Security Council will vote on a resolution Monday that marks the beginning of Tehran's return to the world's good graces.
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hezbresized It Just Got Easier for Iran to Fund Terrorism
The more than $100 billion in sanctions relief is just one reason Tehran agreed to the nuclear deal. Its readmission into an obscure financial network is the real prize.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. President Barack Obama waves while departing the White House July 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. Obama is traveling to Oklahoma to speak about 'expanding economic opportunity for communities across the country, including the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma,' according to the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Obama Narrows His Ambitions for Nuclear Deal
The U.S. president used to talk of transforming Washington's ties with Tehran. With the deal done, he's singing a very different tune.
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The United Nations Security Council meets on Ukraine May 2, 2014 at UN headquarters in New York. Russia warned Ukraine of "catastrophic consequences" unless it halted a military operation against pro-Russian gunmen while Western powers rounded on Moscow at emergency UN talks. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) Obama Turns to U.N. to Outmaneuver Congress
Washington is working on a new Security Council resolution making the nuclear deal legally binding on the next president.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry next to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far L) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (far R) after a statement on early November 24, 2013 in Geneva. World powers on November 24 agreed a landmark deal with Iran halting parts of its nuclear programme in what US President Barack Obama called "an important first step". According to details of the accord agreed in Geneva provided by the White House, Iran has committed to halt uranium enrichment above purities of five percent. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) We Got to Yes. Now It’s Time for a Reality Check.
It's never too soon to dish out some harsh truths about a game-changing diplomatic milestone.
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GettyImages-480648120irancrop Why It’s Too Early to Tell How History Will Judge the Iran and Greece Deals
Both were tough to hammer out, but the real test will be making them work.
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Iranian soldiers prepare to launch a Hawk surface-to-air missile during military maneuvers at an undisclosed location in Iran on November 13, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ISNA/AMIN KHOROSHAHI (Photo credit should read AMIN KHOROSHAHI/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. and Iran Reach Historic Nuclear Deal
The agreement, swapping sanctions relief for new limits on Tehran’s nuclear program, came after Washington bowed to Iranian demands to lift a U.N. arms embargo.
