Is the Sanctions Debate Justifying the Military Option?
This post originally appeared at InsideIran.org. To an outsider, it may seem like Washington is united in favor of imposing new sanctions on Iran. But, like in Iran itself, the internal wrangling over this question among Washington policymakers is much more complex and divided by factions than one may assume. Congressional leaders from both parties […]
NIAC 2010 Conference Video: Iran at a Crossroads
In case you missed our livestream video, here is the full conference video, available for viewing. We apologize for the beginning part being cut off, we experienced some technical difficulties at the start (but it gets better!) [vodpod id=Video.3209888&w=425&h=350&fv=loc%3D%2F%26amp%3Bautoplay%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bvid%3D5333531] more about “NIAC 2010 Conference Video: Iran at a…“, posted with vodpod
Tell Congress to Stand With the Iranian People!
For decades, Iranians have lived under the double burden of repression by their government and unintended hardship caused by US sanctions. Even now, Congress is rushing to pass the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (IRPSA), which will only contribute to the Iranian people’s suffering by seeking to restrict Iran’s supply of heating oil and gasoline. […]
BREAKING: House Republicans try for Ahmadinejad “October surprise”
On the House floor just a few moments ago, the Congress was debating the State Department Authorizations bill–essentially the budget for US Foreign Service–when the Republicans submitted a surprise proposal: Rather than approve the State Authorization bill, they asked for a vote on H.R. 2194, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009–the sanctions bill […]