Iran News Roundup: June 28, 2012
Bush Advisor Calls for Naval Blockade of Iran President Bush’s former National Security Council director of international energy, Robert McNally, advocates for a U.S. naval blockade against Iran in today’s Financial Times. McNally acknowledges his recommendation would be an act of war under international law (Financial Times 6/27). China and Singapore Receive Sanctions Waivers The […]
Iran News Roundup: June 14, 2012
US-Russia Strain over Iran’s Role in Syria Russia and Iran, strong allies of Syria, allege the US has sent weapons and troops into Syria to assist opposition forces (NYT 6/13). The claims were denied and countered by US accusations that Russia supplies Syrian opposition groups with helicopter gunships, an allegation denied by the Russian government […]