U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs considers tougher sanctions on Iran

by M. Ulric Killion

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours the Natanz nuclear facility; AFP Photo/Ben Knight, Defiant Iran building 10 more nuclear plants, ABC News, November 30, 2009.

What follows are reports of the proceedings related to the December 1, 2010 hearing before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, which specifically addresses issues of Iran and economic sanctions. Thereafter, a summary of blog-postings related to Iran and economic sanctions follow.

Hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs (1 December 2010) --

 

Howard L. Berman (berman120110.pdf):

-- Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - Chairman Howard L. Berman’s opening statement at hearing, “Imposing Tougher Sanctions on Iran: A Progress Report”

William J. Burns (bur120110.pdf):

-- Testimony of Ambassador William J. Burns Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs House Committee on Foreign Affairs United States House of Representatives – December 1, 2010

 

Stuart A. Levey (lev120110.pdf):

-- Embargoed Until Delivery - Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey Written Testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs “Implementing Tougher Sanctions on Iran: A Progress Report” - December 1, 2010

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Patients wait for body scans using technetium-99, a nuclear medicine used for diagnosis, in Tehran's Shariati Hospital; Photos by Newsha Tavakolian/polaris/Thomas Erdbrink and William Branigin, In Iran, nuclear issue is also a medical one, Washington Post, December 20, 2009.

 

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