Counterterrorism Blog

Make Iran Feel the Pain

By Matthew Levitt

The international community, led by the U.S. and the U.K., is now developing and debating new economic sanctions against Iran. This third round will be pivotal -- either by significantly increasing the cost to Iran of continuing to engage in illicit and dangerous activities, or by showing the regime that it can outlast whatever symbolic measures are levied against it without fear of being bled financially.

The complete article, which ran in today's Wall Street Journal Europe, is available here.