1Laura MacInnis,“U.S.Imposes Sanctions on Banks Dealing with Iran”,The Huffington Post,December31,2102,http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/31/iran-sanctions-banks-n-1177913.html.
2Robert F.Worth and David E.Sanger,“U.N.Nuclear Inspectors Visit to Iran Is a Failure”,The New YorkTimes,February4,2012,http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/irans-supreme-leader-threatens-retaliation-against-attack.html.
3“Obama Freezes Iranian Government Assets under Mandate Passed by Lawmakers”,Bloomberg News,Febru-ary2,2012,http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-06/obama-orders-freeze-on-iranian-government-s-assets-in-cluding-central-bank.html.
4Joe Solomon,“U.S.,Allies Step up Iran Embargo Talks”,The Wall Street Journal,December19,2011,ht-tp://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204058404577106544032326610.html.
5“Leon Panetta Warns Iran to Keep Strait of Hormuz Open”,Los Angels Times,January8,2012,http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world-now/2012/01/panetta-warning-iran-hormuz.html.
6Ewa Krukowska and Gregory Viscus,i“EU Hits Iran with Oil Ban,Asset Freeze over Nuclear Effort”,Bloomberg News,January24,2012,http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-23/eu-hits-iran-with-oil-ban-bank-asset-freeze-in-bid-to-halt-nuclear-plan.html.
7“Statement by the President on Today's Iran-related Sanctions”,The Whitehouse Website,January23,2012,http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/01/23/statement-president-today-s-iran-related-sanctions.
8Martin Fackler,“Japan Delays Decision on Iran Oil Sanctions”,The New York Times,January13,2012,ht-tp://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/14/world/asia/japan-delays-decision-on-iran-oil-sanctions.html.
9“S.Korea Says It will Take Time to Join Iran Sanctions”,January31,2012,http://story.northkoreatimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3f5c98640a497b43/id/203074281/.
10“Major Asian States Rebuff U.S.Call to Limit Iran Oil Imports”,Tehran Times,January14,2012,http://tehrantimes.com/economy-and-business/94496-giant-asian-states-rebuff-us-call-to-limit-iran-oil-imports.