Export control regimes for Dual Use items: an effective tool to advance the US sanctions program

The U.S has imposed economic sanctions on several occasions throughout history. Economic sanctions are an important part of the US foreign policy to restrict international trade with foreign countries, individuals and companies. One of the most important tools of the U.S in pursuit of the sanction program is the design and implementation of an export control regime, and one of the most important items subject to the export control system in the U.S is dual-use items. Also, Iran is not immune from the restrictions imposed by the US export control regimes for Dual Use items, So that these restrictions always affects in foreign trade of Iran. Hence, one of the essential steps to increase the international trade in Iran is to reduce the constraints of the US export control regimes for Dual Use items, and in this regard the first step is to recognize the US export control regimes for Dual Use items. Hence, in this article, we are investigating the US export control regimes for Dual Use items, So that after understanding the US export control regimes for Dual Use items, we are to provide solutions to reduce the constraints arising from this area.