Strengthening existing sanctions against Iran and divesting state pension funds of Iran-connected assets may offer the best hope to change the regime’s behavior. Recent outrage over the billions of dollars in U.S. state pensions that are invested in companies that do business with Iran — inadvertently supporting terrorism and Iran’s nuclear ambitions — has triggered a divestiture movement in several states to rid pension funds of assets connected to Iran. Congress has also introduced a number of bills since last fall to strengthen sanctions. Full Story