We will pursue this effort of active containment unilaterally, maintaining the counter- terrorism sanctions and other measures enacted by previous administrations to encourage a change in Iranian behavior.
If he wants promised six-party benefits, with North Korea taken off America's list of state sponsors of terrorism, wider sanctions lifted, diplomatic relations restored and investments on the scale promised by South Korea and others starting to flow, he first has to come up with a credible account of all his past nuclear activities.
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Who happen to be under US and economic union sanctions for terrorism financing and for financing activities in support of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs in Iran.
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In exchange, they said, North Korea would be removed from the United States' list of state sponsors of terrorism and would have sanctions removed under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
America says it will begin the process of removing North Korea from its list of countries that are considered to sponsor terrorism and move towards lifting trade sanctions against the North.
North Korea from the list of states that sponsor terrorism, and he's going to be removing some sanctions under the Trading with the Enemy Act.
Finally, Walser calls on the Administration to develop a plan of action that could include severe economic sanctions such as designating Venezuela a state sponsor of terrorism, thereby prohibiting the importation of Venezuelan oil.
If NIAC spent half as much time condemning Iran's terrorism and its repeated abuse of charities as it does trying to subvert sanctions, it could achieve something.
And while intelligence reports suggests Iran is five to 10 years away from a bomb, a year or two of sanctions in counter-retaliations, ElBaradei said, would make terrorism and militancy worse across the Middle East.
Some families of the Pan Am victims complained about the delay in the U.N.. Others have said they want the U.N. and U.S. sanctions to remain in place until Libya proves it will not support terrorism.
And today, U.S.-imposed sanctions and being placed on America's list of states that sponsor terrorism are considered hostile acts by North Koreans.
The United Nations imposed aviation and financial sanctions against the Taliban in November after it refused to expel Saudi-born terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden.
The officials disputed reports the United States was putting off a vote on new sanctions until the spring to maintain support for the U.S.-led coalition on terrorism.
The Europeans think U.S. sanctions are too harsh an approach, perhaps even pushing Iran's religious leaders to support more terrorism.
In September, David Cohen, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, visited China and Hong Kong to persuade local officials and bankers to help strengthen the sanctions against Iran and North Korea.
Mr Bush signed an executive order that imposes a swathe of economic sanctions (excluding food and medicine) against Syria , as a punishment for its alleged support of terrorism and for trying to undermine American policy in Iraq.
If the main participants in the war against terrorism fail to follow the rules, there is little reason why worse-behaved countries should be fretting about possible sanctions.
Just last Friday, Secretary Powell wrote members of the U.S. Senate opposing draft legislation aimed at imposing sanctions on the Palestinian Authority's access to weapons if it does not meet its commitments to fight terrorism.
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