U.S. Targets Iran Arms Shipments
On March 27, the Treasury Department designated an Iranian airline and officials for exporting lethal aid to the Levant and Africa. The following is the Treasury Department's statement.
Obama on Iran during Korea Trip
President Obama at Hankuk University, Seoul, South Korea, March 26
U.S.: 11 Nations Reduce Iran Oil Purchases
On March 20, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued the following statement on Significant Reductions of Iranian Crude Oil Purchases:
On Nowruz, Obama Calls for End to “Electronic Curtain”
Remarks of President Obama Marking Nowruz
Supreme Leader Calls for “Economic Jihad” in New Year
The following is an excerpt from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s message on March 20 to mark Nowruz, the Iranian New Year.
U.S. to Support Internet Freedom in Iran
Fact Sheet: Treasury interpretive guidance and statement of licensing policy on internet freedom in Iran
Assessing Iran’s Parliamentary Election
Mehdi Khalaji
Global Financial Service Cuts Off Iran
On March 15, the global financial service, SWIFT, decided to cut ties with Iranian banks. The following is SWIFT’s statement.
Obama and Cameron on Diplomacy with Iran
At a joint White House press conference on March 14, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron commented on the new diplomatic effort with Iran by the wo