New U.S. audit questions efficacy of Iran sanctions
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The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report.
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Sanctions the U.S. is seeking could start with restrictions on IranÂs imports of nuclear material, but the plan faces a high hurdle at the U.N.
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New US sanctions on Iran Thursday sent shockwaves through the 2008 White House race, in which Tehran's behavior is fanning foreign policy rows among saber-rattling Republicans and war-wary Democrats.
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The Bush administration might  reconsider sanctions imposed on two Indian scientists for  alleged nuclear cooperation with Iran if New Delhi offers  "significant and convincing" proof they were not involved, a  senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Skeptical congressional Democrats said Sunday the Bush administration should move cautiously before accusing Iran of fomenting a campaign of violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.
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The U.S. Congress on Thursday moved  to extend and tighten sanctions on Iran and companies doing  business with Iran after talks in Europe on a compromise over  Tehran's nuclear program failed to reach agreement.
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Proposed new United Nations sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program call for travel bans and asset freezes for named Iranian officials and vigilance on all banks in Iran, according to a draft text.
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TEHRAN -- Iranian officials said yesterday that any further UN Security Council sanctions on the country could jeopardize its recent decisions to grant international inspectors greater access to nuclear sites and disclose information about past activities.
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The US threatens tough penalties against international energy companies that do business with Iran.
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Some quotes about the new sanctions against Iran announced Thursday:
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The United States said on Friday it was   consulting European governments about possible sanctions   against Iran for intransigence over its nuclear program, but   the EU signaled it wanted to see more dialogue with Tehran.
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Administration officials say Washingtonâs European allies are talking about a far broader cutoff of bank lending and technology to Iran than any tried so far.
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The United States reacted cautiously Monday to a new promise by Iran to halt enrichment of uranium, stressing promises must be implemented.
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Iranâs chief nuclear negotiator on Friday dismissed the new sanctions announced by the Bush administration against the Revolutionary Guard in Iran as insignificant.
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Prominent senators from both parties praised the Bush administration's new sanctions on Iran, designed to contain the country's nuclear ambitions, but they differed over whether the administration's tough rhetoric is useful or a risky prelude to war.
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THE US will pursue sanctions against Iran if Tehran does not renounce its quest for nuclear weapons, a top US official said today.
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Less than 40 percent of U.N. member states have filed required reports on how they are complying with sanctions against Iran for its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the chairman of a monitoring committee said Thursday.