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Treasury secretary says new Iran sanctions are coming as administration faces another deadline on nu
Source: Washington Post
Treasury secretary says new Iran sanctions are coming as administration faces another deadline on nuclear deal
By Anne Gearan January 11 at 6:10 PM
The Trump administration said Thursday that it plans additional sanctions on Iran that are separate from those covered under the international nuclear deal with Iran, an indication that President Trump is unlikely to break the 2015 deal now.
The president's top national security advisers met with Trump on Thursday afternoon at the White House ahead of a deadline Friday for the president to again exempt Iran from a suite of tough economic sanctions imposed years ago. Announcement of the decision was expected Thursday night or Friday morning. If those sanctions are reimposed, the United States would violate the deal brokered by his predecessor that lifted sanctions in exchange for a rollback of Iran's nuclear development program.
“You're going to be finding out very soon,” Trump said Thursday when asked about Iran. “You'll be finding that out very soon.”
U.S. officials and others have said Trump is expected to take the recommendation of senior advisers that he keep the old nuclear-related sanctions in suspension, while announcing new ones that would target other aspects of Iran's behavior, including mass arrests during anti-government protests this month.
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By Anne Gearan January 11 at 6:10 PM
The Trump administration said Thursday that it plans additional sanctions on Iran that are separate from those covered under the international nuclear deal with Iran, an indication that President Trump is unlikely to break the 2015 deal now.
The president's top national security advisers met with Trump on Thursday afternoon at the White House ahead of a deadline Friday for the president to again exempt Iran from a suite of tough economic sanctions imposed years ago. Announcement of the decision was expected Thursday night or Friday morning. If those sanctions are reimposed, the United States would violate the deal brokered by his predecessor that lifted sanctions in exchange for a rollback of Iran's nuclear development program.
“You're going to be finding out very soon,” Trump said Thursday when asked about Iran. “You'll be finding that out very soon.”
U.S. officials and others have said Trump is expected to take the recommendation of senior advisers that he keep the old nuclear-related sanctions in suspension, while announcing new ones that would target other aspects of Iran's behavior, including mass arrests during anti-government protests this month.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/01/11/treasury-secretary-says-new-iran-sanctions-are-coming-as-administration-faces-another-deadline-on-nuclear-deal/
