The Chronicle of Higher Education

American Chemical Society, in Reversal, Reinstates 36 Iranian Members

By BURTON BOLLAG

The American Chemical Society announced on Friday that it had reversed an earlier decision to expel its members in Iran and will allow all 36 scientists in that country to rejoin. The group had earlier said that having such members put the society in violation of U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.

The decision to remove...

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