Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions into Law

August 13, 2012

Author: 

Samuel Rubenfeld

Publication: 

Wall Street Journal

President Obama signed into law a new sanctions bill targeting Iran for its failure to halt its nuclear program. The new legislation, the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (H.R. 1905), strengthens existing penalties, targets American companies with foreign subsidiaries that violate U.S. sanctions, and prohibits the support of Iran's oil, insurance, shipping, and financial sectors.