Active Quote by Denis Halliday

We still have sanctions on Iran for its violations of human rights, for its support of terrorism and for its ballistic missile program. And…

— Barack Obama

Opponents of U.S. sanctions have made 'unilateral sanctions' their special target. They argue that sanctions observed by many nations would be much more effective.…

— Elliott Abrams

America's ability to levy effective sanctions creates deterrence, saving us money by avoiding conflict, and it is the dollar's preeminent status that makes American…

— Scott Bessent

Without a deal [with Iran], the international sanctions regime will unravel with little ability to reimpose them. With this deal, we have the possibility…

— Barack Obama

America's sanctions policy is largely consistent and, in a certain sense, admirable. By applying economic restraints, we label the most oppressive and dangerous governments…

— Jacob Weisberg

Well, the United States has said that the disarmament of Iraq is the top priority, but we have also noted that there are many…

— Richard Armitage

I abhor Saddam's regime, but the basis has to be disarmament.

— Tony Blair

Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must…

— Madeleine Albright

[Iranians] are destabilizing governments in the region. They continue to support Hezbollah and Hamas in Lebanon against Israel. A lot of work that we…

— Hillary Clinton

As you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's - ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them,…

— George W. Bush

Everything we've done has been designed to make sure that we address that number one priority. That's what the sanctions regime was all about.…

— Barack Obama

What [Barack Obama] and I did was to say clearly what we're doing, all the bluster, all of the sanctions, that are just imposed…

— Hillary Clinton