New York Times: An American advocacy group that has successfully pushed for strict sanctions against Iran joined with a prominent European research organization to press for further economic penalties against Iran over its disputed uranium enrichment program.
New York Times
By RICK GLADSTONE
An American advocacy group that has successfully pushed for strict sanctions against Iran joined with a prominent European research organization to press for further economic penalties against Iran over its disputed uranium enrichment program.
The partnership, between United Against Nuclear Iran in New York and the Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London, is to be announced Thursday and will “collaborate on research, education, policy and action initiatives in Europe and beyond,” the groups said. Their effort comes as Iran, hurting economically, is claiming progress in talks over the dispute with major powers and demanding a loosening of the sanctions as a sign of good faith ahead of a negotiating session in Baghdad on May 23. “Now is not the time to be loosening anything,” said Mark D. Wallace, the chief executive of the American group, who is to testify at a Congressional hearing on Thursday.
