Although Iran was expected to benefit from the easing of sanctions soon after the so-called Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), businesses and markets have…

On April 20 the US Supreme Court issued its opinion regarding the frozen assets of the Central Bank of Iran amounting to $2 billion. Those assets where originally securities deposited with…

Is the recently passed act in the United States which imposes restrictions on individuals who have travelled to Iran in past five years contrary to the commitments of the US in the Joint…

Soon after the imposition of sanctions against Iranian individuals and entities by the Council of Europe, the European courts (the General Court of the European Union and the European Court of…

The free movement of money across the borders of states, which is a familiar practice in some western countries, is at odds with legislators and policy makers in Iran.

When Rouhani won the presidential election in June 2013, most observers billed his mandate as a victory of political moderation. Rouhani succeeded a president who prided in being unpredictable.…

The Joint Plan of Action (JPOA) agreed between Iran and the P5+1 (China, France, Russia, the UK, US and Germany) in November 2013, stipulates, among other things, that the parties continue…

On November 24, 2013 Iran and P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) reached a deal on Iran’s nuclear program. The agreement, called Joint Plan of Action…