Iran

The following resource is intended to aid policymakers and advocates in understanding US sanctions policy and its lethal and humanitarian consequences.

New reports and books show how sanctions have hurt civilians in Iran and North Korea, yet the US and EU continue to ratchet up economic pressure.

The US government is moving to expand sanctions on Russia and Syria, even as a new poll finds the majority of the US public opposes sanctions that harm civilians.

In this edition: House passes bill to kill agreement unfreezing $6 billion for humanitarian use in Iran, and much more.

In this edition: a new World Bank report finds that sanctions helped drive a massive jump in poverty and a “lost decade” of economic growth in Iran, and much more.

Sanctions and funding gaps hamper aid and recovery efforts after deadly earthquakes rock Afghanistan;

This month marked one year since President Biden announced the creation of the Afghan Fund, a trust that holds $3.5 billion in Afghan central bank assets that were frozen by the United States following the Taliban takeover.

This paper provides a comprehensive survey and assessment of the literature on the effects of economic sanctions on living standards in target countries.

In the August 2023 edition of Sanctions Watch, aid shortfalls, drought, and sanctions take their toll on Afghanistan. And the peso hits an all-time low amid a deepening economic crisis in Cuba, plus other updates.