The ebb and flow of sanctions on Iranian oil
In 2015, Iran reached a historic deal with six world powers to trade curbs on its nuclear programme for sanctions relief, including on oil. But in 2018, the United States under Donald Trump’s presidency quit the deal, and sanctions snapped back.
Diplomatic efforts have gained some momentum to revive the deal in some form, raising the prospect of more Iranian barrels entering the market. But this outcome is by no means certain.
Below is a summary of the sequence of events that led to sanctions being lifted on Iranian oil the last time, and the re-imposition of sanctions only a few years later.
EnergyFactbox: The ebb and flow of sanctions on Iranian oil
Bozorgmehr SharafedinShadia Nasralla
4 minutes read
In 2015, Iran reached a historic deal with six world powers to trade curbs on its nuclear programme for sanctions relief, including on oil. But in 2018, the United States under Donald Trump s presidency quit the deal, and sanctions snapped back.
Diplomatic efforts have gained some momentum to revive the deal in some form, raising the prospect of more Iranian barrels entering the market. But this outcome is by no means certain.
Below is a summary of the sequence of events that led to sanctions being lifted on Iranian oil the last time, and the re-imposition of sanctions only a few years later.
Playing politics with people’s healthcare is always wrong
The coalition represents over 60,000 public school employees across Connecticut.
For the past decade, towns, school boards and cities throughout the state have been able to provide their employees high-quality healthcare through the Connecticut Partnership Plan. Municipalities had the choice to buy in to the state employee healthcare plan, using its market power and established program to provide its workforce the world-class health and wellness programs they deserve at a predictable cost while saving employers money and helping them stabilize their insurance costs.
Over 140 groups, from small housing authorities to the state’s largest city, have chosen to join the plan which now covers almost 60,000 people. Membership continues to expand as more groups choose to join.
Will the Comptroller open the state-run healthcare plan’s books?
What choices do you have when you cannot defend a policy issue on its merits? One path is that chosen by former New Britain Democratic Town Committee chair Bill Shortell in his April 14 Viewpoints opinion piece, “Debunking the CBIA’s takedown of the public option healthcare bill.”
Instead of defending any perceived merits associated with the proposed expansion of state-run healthcare in Connecticut, Shortell attacks the messenger. In this case, two organizations that have raised legitimate and unanswered questions about that proposal.
In doing so, Shortell spotlights lingering questions about government transparency, accountability, and oversight as it relates to the troubled healthcare plan the state runs for Connecticut cities and towns a plan that is the model for the public option proposal now before the legislature.