... addition to penalties, the Department of the Treasury may greatly reduce an opportunity for these banks to have correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States or prohibit them altogether.
Ivan Timofeev:
US Withdrawal From the JCPOA and Anti-Iranian Sanctions: Pros and Cons
These restrictions are piling up on major sanctions resumed by Washington after its withdrawal from the JCPOA. They are regulated by
Executive Order 13846 dated August 6, 2018
. These sanctions target the oil, car manufacturing,...
... international organizations taken together [
1
]. This is not accidental. Sanctions are often imposed by economically developed countries which enjoy significant economic superiority over target countries.
Ivan Timofeev:
US Withdrawal From the JCPOA and Anti-Iranian Sanctions: Pros and Cons
There are other reasons for the popularity of unilateral measures. In the case of the UN, the decision to impose restrictions must be taken by the Security Council based on consensus. Adoption of resolutions may be protracted ...
... concluded on terms that would be more advantageous for Washington. Naturally, this cannot possibly sit well with Tehran, which already believes itself to be the affected party.
What Does Iran Want?
Ivan Timofeev:
US Withdrawal From the JCPOA and Anti-Iranian Sanctions: Pros and Cons
Iran was quite satisfied with the JCPOA. Naturally, it had to make concessions to the West and restrict its nuclear program, but in exchange, the harsh sanctions were lifted from Iran, which gave it new opportunities for trade ...
It is the time for a more inclusive global financial structure
Sanctions and Sacrifice of Generations
Ivan Timofeev:
US Withdrawal From the JCPOA and Anti-Iranian Sanctions: Pros and Cons
I have lived through sanctions. I know their aroma of depravity, their unipolar projections of might, and their arbitrary fright on lives of ordinary people, economies and generations who live and are raised through sanctions....
... Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran.. The Trump administration gave all companies that could be affected by the US restrictions six months to leave the Iranian market, and these decisions came fully into force on November 5, 2018.
Ivan Timofeev:
U.S. Sanctions against Iran: Background and Possible Consequences
As expected, the reaction among other parties to the deal, including Iran, was negative. The US found itself in isolation, which logically cast doubt on the effectiveness of the new sanctions. After all, it was ...
... policy in the Middle East that does not accord with U.S. interests.
For that purpose, as a gesture of goodwill, it would suffice for Washington to make the decision to completely or partially exempt the states that are members of the coalition from the Iranian “oil” sanctions. For India, for instance, such a decision would be a major additional stimulus to join the coalition. Naturally, it would also be an additional incentive for the Iranian leadership to look favorably on the idea of international patrolling operation ...
... should be noted that, despite Moscow’s political support for Iran, Russian businesses are not eager to work with Iran bypassing American sanctions. Consequently, in November 2018, wary of US sanctions, Zarubezhneft
withdrew
from promising projects in Iran.
US sanctions against Venezuela
Today, Venezuela is going through a dire political and economic crisis. Quality of life there is deteriorating, severe measures for distributing goods are introduced, manufacturing is falling, and that includes the energy sector....
... documentation of the arrested tanker clearly and unequivocally presumes the participation of Banias Refinery.
Alexey Khlebnikov:
Iran’s Oil Sector under Renewed Sanctions: Adopting to the New Reality
It is noteworthy, that at present the EU cannot use sanctions against Iran as a basis for seizing a tanker. Unlike the United States, the EU did not withdraw from the JCPOA, and therefore did not renew the effect of restrictions on the import of Iranian oil. Such restrictions are not envisaged by UN Security Council Resolution ...
... interfere. Turkey has said it cannot cut ties with its neighbor. Some analysts
argue
that Iran could also export oil to cover humanitarian needs and might be able to evade the sanctions by exporting oil covertly.
Katona argues that effectively, the current Iran sanctions are unilateral with minimal international backing. China, too, plays a much more active role in countering U.S. pressure, remaining one of the few big markets for Iranian crude after India, South Korea and Japan pledged full adherence to U.S....
... dynamics of global and regional stability, as well as political risks associated with a possible exacerbation of the situation in most dangerous regions of the world. Special attention was paid to the situation in the Middle East and the threats of the US-Iran conflict.
