CRS Releases Report on US-Iran Tensions, Sanctions

The Congressional Research Service issued a report on U.S.-Iran tensions and their impacts on U.S. policy, including scenarios wherein U.S. sanctions are strengthened. The report, released Aug 30, also includes a timeline of statements issued by Iranian and U.S. officials on sanctions, an explanation for the European Union’s “hesitancy to back the U.S. maximum pressure campaign” on Iran, and a series of consequences for the U.S. pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.