1. Iran and the Effectiveness of Sanctions
President Bill Clinton expanded US sanctioning of Iran, banning all US participation in the Iranian oil and gas industry, preventing a $1 billion deal between a U.S oil company and Iran. The Clinton administration also passed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act 1996, aiming to press foreign companies to join the US in boycotting Iran's oil and gas industry. ... This prompted a tightening of Nuclear restrictions by the UN and accusations from the US that Iran was attempting to construct Weapons of Mass Destruction. ... Though these restrictions proved difficult to enforce due to fringe dealin...
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