After Arrest Of Iranian-American Businessman In Iran, International Business Optimism Turns To Worry Ahead Of Nuclear Deal Sanction Relief
When world powers last summer struck a deal lifting some sanctions on Iran in return for a pledge that Iranian leaders would not develop nuclear weapons, global businesses sniffed an opportunity to forge new markets inside the Persian Gulf country. But as word emerged this week that another Iranian-American businessman had been arrested in Tehran on dubious charges, multinational companies absorbed a sign that their visions are likely to end in disappointment.