Iranian flags seen on the streets of Tehran.
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The US on Friday imposed sanctions on corporations in Iran, China and the United Arab Emirates for doing enterprise with the Islamic Republic of Iran Transport Traces and on three Iranian entities over standard arms proliferation.
They’re the newest in a sequence of measures aimed toward stepping up stress on Tehran within the waning days of President Donald Trump’s administration, which ends on Wednesday.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo mentioned Washington had sanctioned seven corporations, together with Chinese language-based Jiangyin Mascot Particular Metal and UAE-based Accenture Constructing Supplies, and two individuals for delivery metal to or from Iran.
He mentioned Iran’s Marine Industries Group, Aerospace Industries Group and the Iran Aviation Industries Group had additionally been blacklisted over standard arms proliferation.
In an announcement afterward Friday, Pompeo mentioned he was additionally growing the scope of metals-related sanctions in opposition to Iran administered by the State Division.
Those that knowingly switch 15 supplies which the State Division says are utilized in reference to Iran’s nuclear, navy or ballistic missile applications, together with sure forms of aluminum and metal, can be topic to sanctions, he mentioned.
Throughout his 4 years in workplace, Trump has tried to drive Tehran again into talks over its nuclear and ballistic missile applications and its actions within the Center East. Saying the settlement didn’t go far sufficient, Trump in 2018 give up an Iran nuclear deal, which Tehran struck with world powers in 2015 to rein in its nuclear program in return for sanctions reduction.
Democratic President-elect Joe Biden, who will succeed Trump on Wednesday, has mentioned he’ll return to the 2015 nuclear pact if Iran resumes strict compliance with it.