List of U.S. Economic Sanctions articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 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.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Iran Sanctions May Still Matter
The West’s negotiators have made it this far because they’ve been bargaining from a position of strength. Here’s how they can maintain that leverage — even if this round of talks fails.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sanctions Relief Won’t Be a $100 Billion Windfall for Iran’s Terrorist Friends
For one, oil money ain't what it used to be. And second, Tehran has bigger problems to deal with at home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Shutting Down Iran’s Nuclear Smugglers
The Islamic Republic has for decades relied on the global black market to build its nuclear program. Can negotiators now design a plan for policing it?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will Western Firms Really Race Into Iran After a Nuclear Deal?
A new report finds Western money wouldn't flood into Iran if a nuclear deal is made.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Top Republican Senator Warns White House of ‘Breathtaking’ Nuclear Concessions
A moderate Republican now warns the United States is giving up too much in nuclear talks with Iran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Kill the Feel-Good Myth of Sanctions
Isolating bad actors is a mainstay of U.S. foreign policy. But it hasn't worked against Putin — and in an increasingly connected world, it's less and less likely to make a dent.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Free Jason, Free Iran
My friend, Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, spent his career trying to overcome the mutual distrust between the United States and Iran. It’s time for Tehran to free him from his jail cell in Evin Prison, and begin the hard work of engaging with the West.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ruble to the Rescue?
Russia’s currency had a record-breaking April, but good news for the broader Russian economy will be harder to find.
