May 18, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, Content Writer, ACSS There has long been debate over the heavy-handed use of economic sanctions and whether the ends truly justify the means. In the midst of a global pandemic, however, that question has become truly salient as...
April 10, 2020 By: Anna Sayre, Director of Content, ACSS On March 31, 2020, France, Germany, and the U.K. confirmed concluding their first INSTEX transaction between the E.U. and Iran, by successfully exporting medical goods to the Middle Eastern country. Though the...
March 31, 2020 By: Jack Walsh, Content Writer, ACSS A 2018 annex to the E.U. Blocking Statutehas created a formidable compliance dilemma for European companies that wish to cease business operations in Iran. Enacted to mitigate the effect of reinstated U.S. sanctions...
March 25, 2020 By: Glenda Juliano*, CAMS, CSS The U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA and the return of sanctions has had a substantial impact on European companies that have increased their trade with Iran since 2015. Today, European businesses operating in Iran in...
March 17, 2020 By: Natasha Bright, Content Writer, ACSS Both the European Union and the United States consider Iran to be a threat to the region and the world. One of the tactics that both jurisdictions take to limit Iran’s power is to isolate the country from the...
