Treasury Fact Sheet: New Sanctions on Iran – 11/21/2011: “Today, the United States is taking a series of actions to confront the threat posed by Iran and significantly increase pressure on Iran to comply with the full range of its international obligations and to address the international communitys longstanding concerns regarding its nuclear program. These steps include: expanding sanctions to target the supply of goods, services, technology, or support (above certain monetary thresholds) to Iran for the development of its petroleum resources and maintenance or expansion of its petrochemical industry; designating eleven individuals and entities under Executive Order 13382 for their role in Irans WMD program; and identifying the Islamic Republic of Iran as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act.”
Fact Sheet, Executive Order 13382 Designations on Iran – November 21, 2011: Today, the United States is taking a series of actions to increase pressure on Iran to comply with its full range of international nuclear obligations and to engage in constructive negotiations on the future of its nuclear program. In his report to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, which was released to the public last week, the IAEA Director General concluded that Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device, some of which have continued past 2003. Iran uses a wide network of procurement agents to procure items, equipment, and technology in support of this illicit nuclear program. The actions below target several of these entities involved in Irans illicit nuclear programs. As a result of todays actions, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in any transactions with todays designees and any assets they may hold under U.S. jurisdiction are frozen.”
RAND – Forecasting the Future of Iran: Implications for U.S. Strategy and Policy: “Diplomatic relations between the US and Iran have been frozen since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The current overlaps in US and Iranian interests make the ongoing bilateral impasse ripe for reassessment, but while the potential to advance relations exists, progress will be measured by the development of several key political, economic, civil society, foreign policy, and national security issues in Iran. This study employs an expected utility model to predict how Iranian policy is developing on several of these key issues and explores US strategy and policy options for influencing their development.
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