| Description |
1 online resource (10 pages) : illustrations |
| Summary |
Sanctions and Asia's economic miracle have altered Iranian trading patterns in ways that have hurt the Iranian economy but not convinced Iran to suspend its nuclear program. Increasingly isolated from the international banking system, Iran has turned to barter with major customers such as China to keep its economy functioning. As long as global demand for oil and natural gas remains high, Iran will find a way to continue to sell its petroleum products to China, India, and Turkey, as well as to European countries, Japan, and South Korea. There are limits on how ready even US allies will be to embrace more US-imposed sanctions against Iran, especially sweeping measures that are seen as punishing the Iranian people and contributing to higher oil prices. The United States has been remarkably successful in mobilizing international opinion against Iran's nuclear program, its support for terrorism, and its abuse of human rights. For the time being, the US should focus on better implementation of measures already in place to bolster that coalition, rather than enacting new sanctions that could fracture the global consensus on Iran |
| Notes |
"November 2011." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ACUS, viewed May 28, 2013) |
| Subject |
Economic sanctions -- Iran
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Commerce.
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Economic sanctions.
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International economic relations.
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| SUBJECT |
Iran -- Foreign economic relations
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Iran -- Commerce
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| Subject |
Iran.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Atlantic Council of the United States. Iran Task Force
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