Posts Tagged: Iran sanctions
Iran Meets Atomic Agency Deadline for Investigation on Past Nuclear Activities
Iran has honored a Thursday deadline for supplying information to the International Atomic Energy Agency for assessing its past nuclear work, including activities that might have...
Iran’s Central Bank Expects $29 Billion of Frozen Funds to Be Released by January
Iran expects about $29 billion of funds to be unfrozen and repatriated to its central bank by January, 2016 at the latest, as economic sanctions...
Whether the Deal Sticks Is Up to the Mullahs in Iran
Recent statements by Iran's top leadership cast doubt on the nuclear deal's viability, even though the congressional effort to disapprove the deal appears dead in the water. Iran's...
Iran Could See 4-5% Economic Growth in First 3 Years After Iran Deal, Report Says
Iran could see annual average growth of 4-5% beginning in the 2016 fiscal year, when the internationally brokered nuclear deal removes sanctions against the country's oil and financial sectors, Washington think...
Khamenei: Nuclear Deal Won’t Lead to Direct Talks With US
Iran’s supreme leader insisted Wednesday that the nuclear deal with world powers will not open the way for direct talks with the United States on...
New App Lets Users Demand Halt to Iranian Funding With One Click
JNS.org - A new mobile app from the Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center allows users to reach out to members of the U.S. Congress via...
Iranian Energy Industries Reach Out to Europe, Latin America Ahead of Nuclear Deal’s Adoption
While crippling international sanctions against Iran remain mostly in place, it appears the country's powerful energy market has already begun to spread its influence worldwide. Iran's English-language state news agency Mehr released a flurry...
Report: Iran Parliament Chief Says US Interpretation of Iran Deal is ‘Unacceptable’
Ali Larijani, Iran's Parliament speaker, rejected the U.S. reading of the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, particularly regarding sanctions, NPR reported on Wednesday. Speaking to NPR...
Nearly 800 Rabbis Sign Petition Opposing Iran Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - Nearly 800 rabbis have signed an online petition opposing the Iran nuclear deal, while urging Congress to vote against it. “We have weighed the various...
Iranian Revolutionary Guards Looking to Profit From Nuclear Deal
When Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps took over the nation’s telecommunications monopoly in 2009, the move was denounced as another dark step in the hard-line military...
Switzerland Becomes First Nation to Lift Iran Sanctions After Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - The government of Switzerland became the first country to officially lift its sanctions against Iran in the wake of last month's nuclear deal. The decision,...
Kerry: Iranian Violation of Arms Embargo Won’t Force Automatic Return of Sanctions
Violations of an arms embargo by Iran or restrictions on its missile program would not force an automatic reinstatement or "snapback" of United Nations sanctions...
Iranian Conservative Media Grows More Vocal in Opposition to Nuclear Deal
A tussle to sway public perceptions of Iran’s nuclear deal is taking shape in the Islamic Republic, pitting liberal and conservative media against each other...
Lawsuit: Victims of Iranian-Sponsored Terror Attacks Should be Paid Before Sanctions Relief Goes Into Effect
A deal to provide Iran with as much as $150 billion in sanctions relief over its nuclear weapons program should be blocked until the Islamic...
