A look at US sanctions on Russia, Iran from Obama to the Biden years

Over the last decade, the U.S. has sanctioned Russia and Iran for dangerous international actions, a continual process that has produced mixed results.

Fried is now a Weiser Family distinguished fellow with the Atlantic Council. During his time working with the Obama administration, he served as State Department coordinator for sanctions policy. He crafted U.S. sanctions against Russia after its annexation of Crimea. Bret Baier is the Chief Political Anchor of Fox News Channel, and the Anchor and Executive Editor of "Special Report with Bret Baier." He is the author of four presidential biographies, which tackle the critical issues of our times. His fifth biography, To Rescue the Constitution:George Washington and the Convention that Saved the American Experiment, will be published in 2023.

"They had an impact on Putin. He retreated somewhat from his initial war aims in Ukraine in 2014. When we didn't increase the sanctions, as I think we should have at the end of 2015 and 2016, he started preparing, I think, his next moves against Ukraine."