U.S. Policy
White House Briefing on New U.S. Sanctions
On June 28, three senior Obama administration officials gave a briefing on the growing impact of international sanctions on Iran and the new U.S.
China Cuts Back Iran Oil Imports
On June 28, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a waiver on China and Singapore from facing U.S.
Clinton and Baker on Diplomacy v. War
Hillary Clinton and Shimon Peres on Iran
U.S. Waivers Seven Countries for Reducing Iran Oil
On June 11, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following statement on Significant Reductions of Iranian Crude Oil Purchases:
Bipartisan Letter from Congress Supports Diplomacy
President of the United States
The White House
Biden on Iran
The following are excerpts from a speech by Vice President Joe Biden to the Rabbinical Assembly convention in Atlanta on May 8, 2012:
U.S. to Punish Sanctions Evaders
On May 1, the White House issued a new Executive Order targeting foreign sanctions evaders.
The Islamists Are Coming
The Islamists Are Coming, edited by Robin Wright, surveys the rise of Islamist groups in the wake of the Arab Spring. Often lumped together, the more than 50 Islamist parties with millions of followers now constitute a whole new spectrum—separate from either militants or secular parties. They will shape the new order in the world’s most volatile region more than any other political bloc. Yet they have diverse goals and different constituencies. Sometimes they are even rivals.
