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כותר Iran : U.S. relations, foreign policies and sanctions / Ditte H. Søndergaard.
מוציא לאור New York, NY : Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
שנה [2021]
הערת תוכן ותקציר Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- U.S.-Iran Tensions: Implications for Homeland Security( -- Statement of Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, January 15, 2020 -- Statement of Ranking Member Mike Rogers, January 15, 2020 -- Statement of Barbara A. Leaf, Director, Geduld Program on Arab Politics, Washington Institute -- Prepared Statement of Barbara A. Leaf, January 15, 2020 -- Iraq -- The PMF Problem -- The Iraq of 2020 Aptly Reflects Soleimani's Efforts -- The Gulf -- Conclusion -- What Should the United States Do? -- Statement of Vincent Stewart, Special Advisor and Chairman, Board of Advisors, Middle East Media Research Institute -- Prepared Statement of Vincent Stewart -- Iran's Cyber Threat Capabilities -- Official U.S. Statements -- Round-Up of Recent Cyber Incidents with Iranian Involvement -- Statements by Iranian Officials on Cyber Issues -- May 28, 2019 -- December 13, 2019 -- December 9, 2019 -- December 9, 2019 -- December 8, 2019 -- December 2, 2019 -- November 26, 2019 -- November 24, 2019 -- November 12, 2019 -- November 5, 2019 -- October 30, 2019 -- October 29, 2019 -- September 17, 2019 -- September 11, 2017 -- October 17, 2017 -- July 29, 2019 -- July 23, 2019 -- July 15, 2019 -- July 7, 2019 -- June 27, 2019 -- June 17, 2019 -- Conclusions/Assessments -- Implications -- Statement of Thomas S. Warrick, Nonrs. Esident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council -- Prepared Statement of Thomas S. Warrick, January 15, 2020 -- Four Ways Iran Threatens the United States -- Three Preliminary Points About Cyber Attacks -- Iran's Peculiar Sense of Symmetry -- What U.S. Policy Makers Should Do -- Statement of Anthony J. Tata, CEO and President, Tata Leadership Group -- Prepared Statement of Anthony J. Tata, January 15, 2020 -- Soleimani's Legacy of Terror -- Impact on U.S. Service Members, Contractors, and Their Families.
Iran and Soleimani Responsible -- Authorization of Use of Military Force -- Imminent Threat -- Regional Strategy -- Eliminating Soleimani Makes the United States Safer -- Letter from the Jewish Federations of North America, January 15, 2020 -- Chapter 2 -- U.S.-Iran Conflict and Implications for U.S. Policy( -- Summary -- Context for Heightened U.S.-Iran Tensions -- Iran's Attacks on Tankers in Mid-2019 -- Actions by Iran's Regional Allies -- Tensions Turn to Hostilities -- Iran and U.S. Downing of Drones -- UK-Iran Tensions and Iran Tanker Seizures -- Attack on Saudi Energy Infrastructure in September 2019 -- U.S. Sanctions Responses to Iranian Provocations -- JCPOA-Related Iranian Responses -- Conflict Erupts (December 2019-January 2020) -- U.S. Escalation and Aftermath: Drone Strike Kills Qasem Soleimani -- Iranian Responses and Subsequent Hostilities -- Tensions Resurface in Spring 2020: Iraq and the Gulf -- Efforts to De-Escalate Tensions -- Iran-Focused Additional U.S. Military Deployments -- Gulf Maritime Security Operation -- U.S. Military Action: Options and Considerations -- Resource Implications of Military Operations -- Congressional Responses -- Possible Issues for Congress -- Chapter 3 -- The 2019-2020 Iran Crisis and U.S. Military Deployments( -- Summary -- Force Employment Goals? -- Recent Deployments -- Questions for Congress -- What Might Be the Impact on Readiness and Availability of U.S. Forces for Other Missions? -- What Might Be the Impact on Regional and Global Basing and Posture? -- Is DOD Adequately Prepared for Hybrid and Irregular Warfare? -- Do Recent Deployments Align with National Strategy? -- Chapter 4 -- Iran: Internal Politics and U.S. Policy and Options (Updated)( -- Summary -- Political History -- Regime Structure, Stability, and Opposition.
Unelected or Indirectly Elected Institutions: The Supreme Leader, Council of Guardians, and Expediency Council -- The Supreme Leader -- Succession to Khamene'i -- Council of Guardians and Expediency Council -- Council of Guardians -- Expediency Council -- Domestic Security Organs -- Elected Institutions/Recent Elections -- The Presidency -- The Majles -- The Assembly of Experts -- Recent and Upcoming Elections -- Disputed 2009 Election -- Rouhani's Election Wins and Presidency -- Majles and Assembly of Experts Elections in 2016 -- Presidential Election of May 19, 2017 -- Majles Elections on February 21, 2020 -- Presidential Election of June 2021 -- Periodic Unrest Challenges the Regime -- Human Rights Practices -- U.S.-Iran Relations, U.S. Policy, and Options -- Reagan Administration: Iran Placed on "Terrorism List" -- George H. W. Bush Administration: "Goodwill Begets Goodwill" -- Clinton Administration: "Dual Containment" -- George W. Bush Administration: Iran Part of "Axis of Evil" -- Obama Administration: Pressure, Engagement, and the JCPOA -- Trump Administration: JCPOA Exit and "Maximum Pressure" -- Withdrawal from the JCPOA and Subsequent Pressure Efforts -- Policy Elements and Options -- Engagement and Improved Bilateral Relations -- Military Action -- Economic Sanctions -- Regime Change -- Democracy Promotion and Internet Freedom Efforts -- Broadcasting/Public Diplomacy Issues -- VOA Persian Service/VOA365 -- State Department Public Diplomacy Efforts -- Chapter 5 -- Iran's Foreign and Defense Policies (Updated)( -- Summary -- Introduction -- Drivers of Iran's Policy -- Threat Perception -- Ideology -- National Interests -- Factional Interests, Competition, and Public Opinion -- Instruments of Iran's National Security Strategy -- Support to Allied Regimes and Groups and Use of Terrorism -- Direct Military Action/Cyberattacks.
Other Political Action/Soft Power -- Diplomacy -- Iran's Nuclear and Defense Programs -- Nuclear Program -- Interim and Comprehensive Nuclear Deals -- Missile Programs and Chemical and Biological Weapons Capability -- Missiles -- U.S. and U.N. Responses to Iran's Missile Programs -- Chemical and Biological Weapons -- Conventional and "Asymmetric Warfare" Capability -- Air Force Organization -- Naval Forces Organization -- Asymmetric Warfare Capacity -- Military-to-Military Relationships -- Iranian Arms Transfers and U.N. Restrictions -- Defense Budget -- Countering Iran -- Threatening Military Action -- Near East Region -- The Persian Gulf -- Saudi Arabia -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) -- Qatar -- Bahrain -- Kuwait -- Oman -- Iranian Threats to Gulf Security -- U.S.-GCC Defense Cooperation Agreements -- Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) -- Bilateral U.S.-Gulf Defense Agreements and U.S. Forces in the Gulf -- Arms Sales -- Iranian Policy on Iraq, Syria, and the Islamic State -- Iraq -- Iranian Advice and Funding to Iraqi Militias -- U.S. Policy to Curb Iranian Influence in Iraq -- Syria -- Iranian Military and Financial Support to Asad -- U.S. Policy to Limit Iranian Influence in Syria -- Hamas, Hezbollah, and Other Anti-Israel Groups -- Hamas -- Iranian Financial Support to Hamas -- Hezbollah -- Iranian Financial and Military Support -- U.S. Policy to Reduce Iran's Support for Hezbollah -- Yemen -- Financial and Advisory Support -- U.S. Policy to Counter Iranian Influence in Yemen -- Turkey -- South and Central Asia -- The South Caucasus -- Central Asia -- Kazakhstan -- South Asia -- Afghanistan -- Pakistan -- India -- Russia -- Europe -- East Asia -- China -- Japan and South Korea -- North Korea -- Latin America -- Venezuela -- Argentina -- Africa -- Sudan -- Outlook -- Chapter 6 -- Iran Sanctions (Updated)( -- Summary -- Overview.
Blocked Iranian Property and Assets -- Post-JCPOA Status: Iranian Assets Still Frozen, but Some Issues Resolved -- U.S.-Iran Claims Tribunal -- Other Iranian Assets Frozen -- Use of Iranian Assets to Compensate U.S. Victims of Iranian Terrorism -- Executive Order 13599 Impounding Iran-Owned Assets -- Implementation of the JCPOA -- Civilian Nuclear Entity Exception -- Sanctions for Iran's Support for Armed Factions -- Sanctions Triggered by Terrorism List Designation -- Exception for U.S. Humanitarian Aid -- Sanctions on States "Not Cooperating" Against Terrorism -- Executive Order 13224 Sanctioning Terrorism-Supporting Entities -- Implementation of E.O. 13224 -- CAATSA Application to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) -- Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Designations -- Implementation -- Other Sanctions on Iran's Support for Regional Armed Factions -- Executive Order 13438 on Threats to Iraq's Stability -- Executive Order 13572 on Repression of the Syrian People -- Hezbollah-Specific Financial Sanctions -- Ban on U.S. Trade and Investment with Iran -- JCPOA-Related Easing and Subsequent Reversal -- What U.S.-Iran Trade Is Allowed or Prohibited? -- Application to Foreign Subsidiaries of U.S. Firms -- Sanctions on Iran's Energy Sector -- The Iran Sanctions Act -- Key Sanctions "Triggers" under ISA -- Trigger 1 (Original Trigger): "Investment" to Develop Iran's Oil and Gas Fields -- Trigger 2: Sales of WMD and Related Technologies, Advanced Conventional Weaponry, and Participation in Uranium Mining Ventures -- Trigger 3: Sales of Gasoline to Iran -- Trigger 4: Provision of Equipment for Oil, Gas, and Petrochemicals Production -- Trigger 5: Transporting Iranian Crude Oil -- Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (ITRSHRA): ISA sanctions on shipping insurance, Iranian bonds, and dealings with the IRGC -- Implementation.
Executive Order 13622/13846: Sanctions on the Purchase of Iranian Crude Oil and Petrochemical Products, and Dealings in Iranian Bank Notes.
סדרה Politics and Economics of the Middle East
היקף החומר 1 online resource (376 pages)
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