Obama uses NDAA to halt Iranian assets
NDAA has been critiqued by civil liberty advocates for its ability to grant the president the power to detain and torture American citizens without charge.
New US sanctions on Iran aim to head off Israel
Additional U.S. sanctions on Iran are more significant for their timing than their immediate effect on Iran's economy, coming as the United States and its allies are arguing that Israel should hold off on any military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities to allow more time for sanctions to work.