WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has confirmed on Monday that it will again impose the first round of sanctions on Iran and warned it would be "fully" deployed to increase economic pressure against Ayatollahs and prevent them from continuing to fund " in the region.
"This government intends to fully comply with the sanctions and as soon as they come into force to economically pressure the Iranian regime, curb its evil activities and, finally, open a new path leading to the prosperity of the Iranian people," he said today a senior US official.
The resumption of sanctions is a consequence of the United States withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and seeks to isolate the country economically, forcing foreign companies to reduce or close their business in the country.
The United States will again penalize trade in gold, precious metals and other materials, including aluminum and steel, will again impose sanctions on Iran's auto industry and ban transactions related to the rail system. In addition, Washington will prevent Tehran from acquiring dollars and imposing sanctions on those who buy or facilitate the issuance of Iranian money.
These sanctions were suspended after the signing of the nuclear agreement in July 2015 by Iran and G5 + 1, consisting of Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United States, then chaired by Barack Obama, one of the the initiative. In May, his successor, Donald Trump, decided to withdraw from the pact and announced the resumption of sanctions, the first part of which will enter into force in the next few hours and on November 4 will be implemented the remainder, which includes the sale of oil and financial transactions with the Central Bank of Iran.
According to the top US official, about 100 companies have already announced their desire to leave the Iranian market, especially because of uncertainty in the energy and financial sectors. So far, the most affected are multinationals, such as Airbus, Peugeot and Siemens.
The European Commission has taken a number of measures to protect its companies from extraterritorial sanctions in the United States, such as the so-called "blocking statute".
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