On Western Compliance

By Mark Dubowitz

Mark Dubowitz is the executive director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and heads the foundation's Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance.

Despite the fanfare over the recently reached Iran deal, Tehran remains a bad actor. Iran recently tested a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead in violation of a key UN Security Council resolution, increased its crackdown on its citizens, and expanded its support for Syria’s Assad regime and terrorist organizations like Hezbollah.

Navigating economic sanctions on Iran—both those that will be lifted and those that will remain—is a legal and reputational minefield for international companies.

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