In August of this year, President Obama signed the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012. This law required presidential action to implement certain restrictions, and today, on October 9, 2012, President Obama issued a new Executive Order (EO): “AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS SET FORTH IN THE IRAN THREAT REDUCTION … Continue Reading
Late last night the U.S. Senate voted to approve the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, a vote which the House has taken and approved earlier in the day. The Act now awaits the signature of President Obama. As noted in our earlier coverage, this latest round of sanctions further targets … Continue Reading
