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The Iran Primer

U.S. Policy

U.S. Sanctions Seven Companies

Seven companies have been sanctioned under the amended Iran Sanctions Act. The following is a State Department statement issued on May 24, 2011:

FACT SHEET: Holding Iran Accountable

The following is a State Department statement issued on May 19, 2011:

Changes to Iranian Student Visas

The following is a statement by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton:

Excerpt on Iran from President Obama’s Mideast Speech May 19, 2011

         The United States opposes the use of violence and repression against the people of the region. We support a set of universal rights.

State Department Testimony: Iran’s Growing Human Rights Abuses

         The following is an excerpt on Iran’s human rights violations from a joint statement by Michael H.

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