Much Ado About Nothing: Why Wisconsin’s State Divestment Bill for Iran Won’t Make It Far
Previously, I have discussed the potential for U.S. states to adopt state divestment and selective procurement laws of their own…
Yes, Obama Can License the Importation of Iranian-Origin Carpets and Food
In response to this post on the pending license authorization for the importation of Iranian-origin carpets and foodstuffs, some have…
The Return of the General License: Authorizing the Importation of Iranian-Origin Carpets and Foodstuffs
As is clear by now, the nuclear agreement between the United States, other major world powers, and Iran will herald…
Assessing the Fate of State Sanctions on Iran
Now that the votes to bar an override of a certain Presidential veto are all but assured and thus the…
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: Congress on Iran Sanctions
You can’t help but be curious as to how far a little bit of sanctions knowledge would go for some…
How Preserving the Sanctions Architecture Informed Iran Sanctions Relief
In designing the Joint Plan of Action, which set the stage for the U.S.-Iran negotiations that would culminate in the…
IEEPA and Why There’s Almost Always Some Way to Snapback Sanctions
As a sideshow to the theater that is Congressional review of the Iran nuclear deal, some skeptical Senators have urged…
OFAC Updates the IFSR, Includes Definitions
Earlier this week, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) amended Part 561 of…
Missing the Forest for the Trees: Why Iran Sanctions are not “Flimsy”
There was an op-ed published in the Washington Post last week, which claims that the U.S. has failed to fully deploy economic…
What’s the Point? OFAC Licensing vs. OFAC Outreach
Several times over the past few years I have written about the impact that the United States Department of the…