INSTEX: An Instrument Only on Paper

Exactly one year ago the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK  created the so-called Instrument for Supporting Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) to facilitate legitimate trade with Iran without violating the US economic sanctions. Since then absolu…

Exactly one year ago the foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK  created the so-called Instrument for Supporting Trade Exchanges (INSTEX) to facilitate legitimate trade with Iran without violating the US economic sanctions. Since then absolutely nothing has happened.  The purpose of the...