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Regime Change in Iran? The Real Motivations Behind Sanctions

Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch.com. January 18, 2012.

Sanctions against Iran's central bank are meant to cripple the country's oil industry.

Will the Nuclear Disarmament Summit Amount to Anything?

Thalif Deen, IPS News. April 13, 2010.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed strong doubts this week, as did diplomats who point out the hypocrisy of the U.S. and Israel on the issue.

New Year's Lesson for Congress: Get Smart About Iran

John Nichols, TheNation.com. December 29, 2009.

Imposing more sanctions against the country will do more harm than good.

Obama to Iranian Protesters: History Is on Your Side

Matthew Duss, ThinkProgress. December 29, 2009.

In an address delivered from Honolulu, the president condemned Iran's leadership.

Congress Is Rushing to Pass Iran Sanctions That No One Thinks Will Work

Matthew Duss, ThinkProgress. December 9, 2009.

Ordinarily, expeditions like these are reserved for non-controversial bills. Is this an attempt to slip one past the American people?

Congress Tries to 'Get Tough on Iran' but Plays Right Into Tehran's Hands

William O. Beeman, New America Media. September 29, 2009.

New sanctions make Congress look tough, but they also provide cover for unpopular economic measures the Iranian government desperately wants to enact.

Our Stupid Burma Policy Mostly Succeeds in Killing Burmese Babies

Nicole McClelland, AlterNet. August 13, 2009.

The latest human rights outrage in Burma has yet again prompted calls for sanctions. They don't work.

Iran: Gulf States Will Shield Against U.S. 'Economic Terrorism'

Daliah Merzaban, Middle East Online. February 7, 2008.

Officials say U.S. pressure won't make Gulf states sacrifice beneficial economic ties with Tehran.

America's destructive embargo on Iraq: 1990-2003 [VIDEO]

Barry Lando, January 26, 2007.

Saddam & America, Pt. 3...