Thank the 20 Lawmakers Who Stood Up to the War Lobby
On Wednesday, House leadership ignored the Iranian peoples’ call for change and moderation and voted for new punishing sanctions on the Iranian people. But twenty lawmakers showed courage and leadership by voting no, inviting attacks from the pro-war lobby. Other representatives who share their views were unwilling to take that risk. Those twenty representatives need […]
Escalating Iran Sanctions Could Damage Hopes for New Beginning
On Monday, July 1 new Executive and Congressional sanctions on Iran, put in place before Iran’s recent elections, came into force. These new sanctions target the shipping and automobile sectors, financial transactions involving gold, and holdings of Iran’s currency, the rial. These latest sanctions come amid a growing debate over whether sanctions could undermine diplomatic opportunities […]