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Iran Sanctions Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs February 21, 2018 congressional research Service 7-5700 RS20871 Iran Sanctions congressional research Service Summary The multilateral nuclear accord (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA) provides Iran broad relief from , , and multilateral Sanctions on Iran s civilian economic sectors, including secondary Sanctions ( Sanctions on foreign firms that do business with Iran). On January 16, 2016, upon the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) certification that Iran had complied with the stipulated nuclear dismantlement commitments, Administration waivers of relevant Sanctions laws took effect, relevant executive orders ( ) were revoked, and corresponding and EU Sanctions were lifted.

Iran Sanctions Congressional Research Service See also CRS Report R43333, Iran Nuclear Agreement and U.S. Exit, by Paul K. Kerr and Kenneth Katzman; and CRS Report R43311, Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to

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