In its quest to keep the world safe from an Iranian nuclear bomb, the Office of Foreign Assets Control has focused its laser-like scrutiny on an Iranian tennis referee. Obviously, the same skills required to call a ball out or…
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Total, S.A., the French oil and gas company, agreed to pay $245.2 million to resolve charges that it paid bribes to an Iranian government official by way of purported consulting agreements from…
ABOVE: Destruction in Homs, Syria Just as the Assad government appears to be gaining ground back from the rebels, the White House announced certain measures loosening the sanctions on Syria. Yesterday, BIS issued a notice on its website that it would…
ABOVE: Carlyle Group DC HQ A major headache in complying with the notice requirement in section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 has been determining the scope of the statutory requirement for publicly…
Next Tuesday, June 11, I’ll be in Boulder leading a round-table discussion on export control reform. And the best part: it’s free. So, if you’re in the area, please feel free to come and join in. The format for the…