Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 6

8-Feb-2010

IRAN

US Senate Passes Further Sanctions Against Iran

The US Senate on 28 January passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act. This expands the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, to provide for the divestment of assets in Iran by state and local governments and other entities, to identify locations of concern with respect to transshipment, re-exportation, or diversion of certain sensitive items to Iran. One of the aims of...