Iran: Background and U.S. Policy

Abstract

Congress has played a key role in shaping U.S. policy toward Iran, providing for extensive U.S.sanctions, providing aid and authorizing arms sales to partners threatened by Iran, seeking to influence negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, and enacting legislation that allows Congress To review related agreements. While indirect talks regarding Iran's nuclear program were at the forefront of U.S. Iran policy for most of 2022, by the end of the year, U.S. and international attention shifted following the outbreak of widespread protests in Iran, and the talks themselves appeared stalled.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 2022
Accession Number
AD1192502

Entities

People

  • Carla E. Humud
  • Clayton Thomas

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Middle East
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.