Trump’s latest wave of Iran sanctions: Which 60 entities are targeted?
The United States has announced sweeping new economic sanctions on Iran and countries that trade with it as it seeks to apply more economic pressure to isolate the country from the global economy during a diplomatic deadlock during their war. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced the measures, describing the campaign as the “economic asphyxiation” of Iran as the US-Israeli war on the country nears its six-month mark.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The US Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions on nearly 60 individuals and entities, targeting networks accused by Washington of helping Iran generate oil revenue, procure weapons and conduct cyberoperations.
- Fact 2: Here is what you need to know: Who are the 60 entities targeted and why?
- Fact 3: According to the Treasury Department, one major target is a procurement network of more than 20 people and entities across the Middle East and East Asia that is accused of helping Iran obtain sensitive technology for nuclear research and ballistic missile development.
The United States has announced sweeping new economic sanctions on Iran and countries that trade with it as it seeks to apply more economic pressure to isolate the country from the global economy during a diplomatic deadlock during their war. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced the measures, describing the campaign as the “economic asphyxiation” of Iran as the US-Israeli war on the country nears its six-month mark.
US launches ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ to cut Iran’s economic lifeline Video: Iran reacts to US ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions Pakistan’s army chief back in Iran: Can he break peace talks deadlock? “Around the globe, our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone,” Bessent said at a news briefing. The US Department of the Treasury imposed new sanctions on nearly 60 individuals and entities, targeting networks accused by Washington of helping Iran generate oil revenue, procure weapons and conduct cyberoperations.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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