On February 27, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) issued a new license allowing certain humanitarian aid transactions involving the Central Bank of Iran (CBI). The new humanitarian safeguards reverse the complications created when the U.S. designated the CBI as a terrorist entity. Find the full analysis at C&SN News . (February 27)

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced a package of bills on Feb. 12 that seek to redefine U.S. foreign policy with a new progressive baseline, which she dubbed the “Pathway to Peace.” One bill, the Congressional Oversight of Sanctions Act ( HR 5879 ) would increase Congressional oversight over declarations of national emergencies and presidential sanctions powers. Read the story at C&SN News . (February 27)