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The LA Times has the latest evidence that Iran sanctions are not working: well-connected businesses and government operations are dodging the sanctions. Even more shocking, some profit directly [...]

See more photos of my 2009 trip to Iran here. Amidst the constant political posturing on Iran, most people at least acknowledge that measures should be taken to minimize the impact of sanctions [...]

While some are already claiming the effectiveness of US and UN imposed sanctions, Iranian officials are whipping up propaganda to use sanctions to crack down on dissidents. The National Iranian [...]

The recent US sanctions on Iran may be causing problems for Iranian students. Last week, the new, tougher sanctions the US  imposed on Iran forced the Educational Testing Service to suspend [...]

It’s a throwback to the Bush style of campaigning, for election or for war. If you repeat a lie enough times, the public will eventually believe you. The ticking time bomb rhetoric that an [...]

Last week both the Senate and the House approved of the sanctions “package,” or the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (H.R.2194), against Iran, and it goes [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t07d8QLIDK0&feature=player_embedded] On the eve of the anniversary of Iran’s tumultuous presidential election and its violent aftermath, many Iran [...]

As a prelude to the passage of a new round of sanctions, on Wednesday diplomats from the U.S., Russia and France dismissed the nuclear swap deal negotiated by Iran, Turkey and Brazil. A few hours [...]

This morning, the Iranian, Brazilian and Turkish governments announced that they had negotiated a deal to ship a substantial portion of Iran’s uranium stockpile to Turkey, in exchange for fuel [...]

This is an excerpt from Peace Action West’s 2009 congressional voting record. Click here to see the voting record and learn how your representatives voted on key issues from Afghanistan to [...]