US seeks to tighten sanctions against Iran

17.02.2011                     13.Adar l, 5771

Iran:

US seeks to tighten sanctions against Iran 

IAEA reveals Tehran quickly revived its nuclear program after Stuxnet attack; co-sponsor of new sanctions says “Obama administration appears to be much more realistic about growing threat.”

As protesters take to the streets in Tehran and the Obama administration heightens its rhetoric against Iran, the US Congress is also looking to turn up the heat on the regime.
A new bill introduced on Wednesday seeks to tighten the American sanctions regime by requiring publicly traded companies and their affiliates to report their Iranian links to the US Securities and Exchange Commission….