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Shaffer Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Trump’s Decision to Leave the Iran Nuclear Deal

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May 8, 2018

Shaffer Joins Bloomberg to Discuss Trump’s Decision to Leave the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Brenda Shaffer

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May 8, 2018

Shaffer Quoted in The Los Angeles Times on the Effect of Trump’s Renewal of Sanctions on Oil Prices

By Brenda Shaffer

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May 8, 2018

Brandenburg Quoted in Radio Free Europe on US Withdrawal from the Iran Deal

By Robert A. Manning

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May 8, 2018

Slavin Joins NPR to Discuss President Trump’s Iran Deal Announcement

By Barbara Slavin

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May 8, 2018

Slavin Quoted in The Atlantic on the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Barbara Slavin

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New Atlanticist

May 8, 2018

Here’s What Would Happen if Trump Does Not Renew Sanctions Waivers for Iran

By David Mortlock

Very little is likely to actually happen immediately on May 8 if US President Donald J. Trump does not renew sanctions waivers for Iran. Indeed, there is only one waiver scheduled for renewal by a May 12 deadline. That provision is Section 1245 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

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May 8, 2018

Here’s What Would Happen if Trump Does Not Renew Sanctions Waivers for Iran

By David Mortlock

Very little is likely to actually happen immediately on May 8 if US President Donald J. Trump does not renew sanctions waivers for Iran.  Indeed, there is only one waiver scheduled for renewal by a May 12 deadline. That provision is Section 1245 of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  Section 1245 had a […]

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May 8, 2018

A Brief History of Sanctions on Iran

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is expected to announce his decision on May 8 on whether to continue to waive sanctions on Iran or pull the United States out of a multilateral nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic. Here’s a quick look at the history of sanctions on Iran. Check out the timeline at the […]

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New Atlanticist

May 8, 2018

A Brief History of Sanctions on Iran

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is expected to announce his decision on May 8 on whether to continue to waive sanctions on Iran or pull the United States out of a multilateral nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic. Here’s a quick look at the history of sanctions on Iran.

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May 7, 2018

Where Does the P5+1 Stand on the Iran Nuclear Deal?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

US President Donald J. Trump is expected to reveal his decision on May 8 as to whether he will extend key sanctions waivers on Iran. A failure to do so would effectively take the United States out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)—the Iran nuclear deal—which it signed with the United Kingdom, France, […]

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