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Treasury: Shipping Company Playing Role in Evading Iran Sanctions
The Treasury Department is targeting a shipping company for its alleged connection to a network of front companies that were used to evade Iranian oil sanctions.
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Senate Sanctions Bill Would Cut Off Iran’s Access to $100B
A bipartisan group of senators introduced Wednesday legislation that would block Iran’s access to the country’s foreign exchange reserves held in foreign banks, potentially worth up to $100 billion.
The Economic Consequences of Iranian Nukes
REPORT: Nuclear Iran would ‘double’ oil prices, cost millions of U.S. jobs
Oil prices “could double,” increasing the U.S. price of gasoline by up to $2.75, if Iran is permitted to obtain a nuclear weapon, according to a new economic analysis by a bipartisan team of current and former government officials.
The Clock is Ticking
Economic sanctions alone cannot cripple Iranian nuclear program, experts say
The recent collapse of Iran’s currency has led foreign policy experts to caution President Barack Obama’s administration against declaring that economic sanctions are the key to ending Tehran’s clandestine nuclear arms program.
Iranian General: Israel ‘one step away from the cemetery’
A senior military adviser to Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Israel had brought itself “one step away from the cemetery,” according to Reuters.
Bibi intensifies war of words with US over Iran ‘red line’
‘Wait for what?’
With new evidence that Iran is on the cusp of finalizing a nuclear weapon, a pointed war of words between the U.S. and Israel escalated Tuesday, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the Jewish state will not wait for the Obama administration to sign off on a possible strike against Iran.
Iranian Nuke Progress Mounts
IAEA report reveals Iran nuclear progress unhindered by sanctions or international pressure
A new United Nations nuclear watchdog report on Iran’s nuclear program reveals Tehran is moving ahead with illicit uranium enrichment work, undermining Obama administration claims that sanctions will slow the program.
Cyber War Goes Heavy Metal
New computer attack detected on Iran nuclear facility
Computer systems at Iran’s nuclear facilities were attacked recently by a new worm that forced some workstations to randomly play the heavy metal rock song Thunderstruck, U.S. officials said.
Five Congressional Dems who criticized the administration over Iran sanctions
Obama campaign surrogate Robert Wexler maintained in a debate with Dan Senor, a foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney, that the president “has ushered in the most serious comprehensive set of sanctions against Iran that any nation has faced in the history of the world,” in an interview Tuesday with CNN.
Netanyahu: Iran sanctions ‘not working’
Top Obama adviser: ‘Sanctions Are Working’