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On August 7, new US sanctions against Iran came into force. The European Union declared its intention to block them in order to protect European companies working in Tehran. Can this policy be successful? What are the prospects of the US-EU and US-Iran confrontation and what does the future hold for the fragile Iranian ...
There are also ‘icons’ among the target countries that have more or less adapted to life under long-term sanctions rather than abandoning policies. Iran, one such target country, has unparalleled experience of living under sanctions The history of sanctions against Iran deserves close analysis in light of the growing sanctions pressure on Russia. Although Iran and Russia are different countries ...
... Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano confirmed that Iran had completed the necessary preparatory steps to start the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (link in Russian). This was followed by an announcement by the European Union stating that it had lifted the sanctions against Iran in full. The United States followed suit by partially lifting sanctions against the country. It is worth noting here that this day came far sooner than many analysts had predicted. Tehran has taken quick and active steps to satisfy all the requirements ...
... positions in the regional political field. The United States and its allies in the EU are applying unprecedented efforts to eliminate Bashar al-Assad's regime – the most powerful of Teheran’s allies in the Middle East. To exert pressure on Iran, the European Union has mobilized almost the entire arsenal of sanctions available to it, namely placing a freeze on assets in member countries; a travel ban on individuals in the sanctions list; an embargo on arms and related materials, goods and technology, particularly of the dual-use nature; a ban on resources ...
| U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements |
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| U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity |
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| U.S. wants to dissolve Russia |
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| U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China |
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