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Throughout the United States, organizations and individuals are calling on corporations and banks to stop doing business in Iran and for divestment from companies that continue to do business there. The divestment effort covers the spectrum from persuading large public and private pension funds to sell their investments in implicated companies to educating individual investors about the commercial involvement of publicly traded corporations in Iran. The movement's two goals are to economic pressure on Iran and inform investors of the indirect links between their money and the Iranian regime. For more detailed information, please see the following sites and relevant articles.
Missouri State Treasurer's Office: Missouri State Treasurer Sarah Steelman conducted the first public-sector anti-terror divestment with the Missouri Investment Trust. See the Fact Sheet on their divestment process.
DivestTerror.org: DivestTerror.org offers information on the "Dirty Dozen" major corporations of the 400 publicly traded companies that do business in Iran or other state-supporters of terrorism, as well as information on state pension fund holdings in those companies, and background on the successful anti-Apartheid divestment movement.
Articles
State pension fund backs Iran divestment
Denver Gazette, January 22, 2008California State to cut ties with firms doing business in Iran
LA Times, September 25, 2007Florida Divests From Iran, Sudan
AP, September 19, 2007Maine Bill Aimed at Terror Promoters
AP, September 11, 2007Schwarzenegger gets Iran divestment bill
Pensions and Investments, Sept. 7, 2007
Bush administration opposes bills on divestment from Iran, Sudan
Haaretz, August 30, 2007Hitting Iran where it hurts
Claude Salhani, UPI, August 28, 2007Teamsters President Calls on Pension Funds to Divest
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Aug. 23, 2007NY City Council Targets Iran Divestment
New York Sun, August 21, 2007Ohio pension funds may skip divesting Iran
Columbus Dispatch, August 17, 2007Tex. Gov. gets support far and wide for Iran divestment
Houston Chronicle, August 12, 2007Europe warns US on Iran sanctions
Financial Times, August 3, 2007U.S. House passes Iran divestment bill
Reuters, July 31, 2007Not with My Money
Michael O'Brien, National Review Online, July 30, 2007US pension funds ask Shell to scrap £5bn Iran project
Times (UK), July 26, 2007Let states divest from Iran
Jonathan Schanzer and Howard Slugh
Baltimore Sun, July 26, 2007Funds Pressure Oil Companies on Iran Links
New York Times, July 25, 2007NY State Pension Funds Invested in Iran
EmpireStateNews.net, July 25, 2007Michigan House approves divestment bills aimed at Sudan, Iran
AP, July 24, 2007Pension Funds Weigh In on Iran
Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2007Turkey to invest $3.5 bln in Iran gas
Reuters, July 18, 2007Texas Governor Favors Iran Divestment
AP, July 18, 2007Miami Beach votes to cut ties to Sudan, Iran
Miami Herald, July 12, 2007Beverly Hills may join push for Iran divestment
Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2007
Louisiana divestment bill sent to Governor Blanco
Louisiana State Legislature, June 29, 2007New Jersey targets Iran investments
AP, June 21, 2007Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board Opposes Divestment
GovernmentExecutive.com, June 19, 2007
NY Pension Fund Is Linked to Rogue Nations
New York Sun, June 18, 2007
Lawmakers push to divest NY from companies with terror ties
NY State Senator Johnson Announces Iranian Divestment Legislation
Floral Park Dispatch, June 15, 2007
Illinois governor gets Iran divestment bill
Pensions & Investments, June 15, 2007
Missouri Treasurer's Demand: 'Terror-Free' Pension Funds
Wall St. Journal, June 14, 2007NY State Sen.: Companies with Iran links should be divested
Newsday, June 11No. 3 U.S. pension fund reviews Iran investments
Reuters, June 8, 2007Florida Bars Investment in Iran, Sudan
AP, June 8, 2007California Iran divestment bill passes
Sacramento Bee, June 6, 2007Ohio Legislature delays stock divestiture vote
Akron Beacon Journal, June 6, 2007For Italy, Iran's nuclear hopes carry high price
Reuters, June 5, 2007Swiss firm signs Iran-Europe gas deal
Reuters, June 4, 2007Florida Governor Crist, Florida Legislators Take National Lead on Iran, Sudan Divestiture
News Bull, May 31, 2007NY City Lawmaker Calls for Divestment From Iran
New York Sun, May 31, 2007[Ohio] State investments in Iran, Sudan challenged
Dayton Daily News, May 30, 2007U.S. pressures energy firms, banks away from Iran
Reuters, May 28, 2007Iran divestment targeted in Illinois bill
Pensions & Investments, May 25, 2007US House Panel OKs Bill Targeting Iran Business Ties Dow Jones, May 23, 2007
Tuscon City Council mulls Iran energy divestment
Arizona Daily Star, May 23, 2007Obama, Brownback Want Iran Divestment
Forbes, May 18, 2007New House bill targets investments in Iran
MarketWatch, May 15, 2007CalPERS rejects push to exit Iran
Sacramento Bee, May 15, 2007
Remarks of Deputy Secretary Robert M. Kimmitt on the Role of Finance in Combating National Security Threats
May 10, 2007Lure of Iran gas puts energy-hungry Asian companies in hot seat
Financial Times, May 10, 2007Global Investment in Iran
American Enterprise Institute, May 9, 2007A financial weapon against terrorist states
Clifford May, May 9, 2007American Enterprise Institute details global investment in Iran
Reuters, May 7, 2007Florida lawmakers urge Crist to sign divestment bill
AP, May 3, 2007Florida Legislature votes to divest state investments from Sudan and Iranian energy sector
Sun-Sentinel, May 3, 2007Woolsey: Ohio could make big splash in move to boycott Iran
AP, May 3, 2007Ohio bill would drop Iran-linked investments
Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 1, 2007Florida looks to lead charge on businesses in Iran
St. Petersburg Times, Apr 28, 2007Jews and Muslims unite behind Iran divestment bill Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, Apr 27, 2007
Wake up!
Jerusalem Post Magazine, April 26, 2007Separating Mullahs From Their Moolah
Investor's Business Daily (editorial), April 25, 2007Terror's Lobbyist
Frank J. Gaffney Jr., (opinion)
Washington Times, April 24, 2007Oklahoma Teachers to talk divestment
Pensions & Investments, April 24, 2007U.S. Criticizes Iran-European Gas Deal
AP, Apr 23, 2007Activists pushing disinvestment in Iran
Washington Post, April 22, 2007Texas AG: Divestment violates Texas Constitution
Stateline.org, April 18, 2007Missouri treasurer crusades to deny funds to terrorists
Stateline.org, April 13, 2007Halliburton Says It’s Done in Iran
New York Times, April 10, 2007[Florida] State bills take aim at Iran, Sudan
Sun-Sentinel, April 9, 2007Royal Dutch Shell Risks Iran Backlash
Telegraph (UK), April 6, 2007Iran-linked divestment bill moves in [California] Assembly
San Diego Union Tribune, March 29, 2007[Pennsylvania] Bill Seeks Divestment From Nations That Persist in Sponsoring Terror
Jewish Exponent, March 29, 2007Trading Outcry Intensifies: Firms Face More Calls to Cut Ties With Censured Nations
Wall Street Journal, March 27, 2007'Terror-free' investing gains ground in US
Christian Science Monitor, March 27, 2007US Efforts to Isolate Iran Economically Gaining Momentum
Voice of America, March 27, 2007Financial weapons can be the most effective against terror.
Globes , March 20, 2007Calpers Pressed to Drop Iran `Terrorism' Investments - Bloomberg, March 19, 2007
Poll Indicates Support for Divestment From Iran
New York Sun, March 13, 2007Romney Calls for Divestment From Iran Regime
New York Sun, February 23, 2007Divestment Bills