CRS Report IF12452, U.S. Sanctions on Iran - Background and Political Context (Nov 2026)

The Congressional Research Service updated its backgrounder on U.S. sanctions on Iran (IF12452), covering the full history from 1979 through late 2026, including the Trump Administration's Operation Economic Outcast announced in August 2026 and the 119th Congress's extension of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 through 2031 (P.L. 119-111). U.S. sanctions block Iranian government assets, ban nearly all U.S. trade with...