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New European Union Sanctions Target Iran Nuclear Program
From Richard Allen Greene, CNN
updated 1:13 PM EST, Mon January 23, 2012
(CNN) -- The European Union is dialing up the pressure on Iran, saying Monday it will cut off oil imports and freeze assets in an effort to starve the country's nuclear program of funding.
The sanctions freeze the assets of Iran's central bank in European Union nations and ban the importation of Iranian oil to those countries.
www.cnn.com...
WASHINGTON Jan 23 (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Monday imposed sanctions on Iran's third largest bank, making it harder for Tehran to access the world's financial system.
Iran's Bank Tejarat, and an affiliate Trade Capital Bank, were blacklisted for providing financial services to other entities already sanctioned for their involvement with the country's nuclear weapons program, the U.S. said.
(Reporting By Rachelle Younglai;Editing by Jackie Frank)
ntities already sanctioned for their involvement with the country's nuclear weapons program, the U.S. said.
Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
I just saw this on the news feed and thought I'd post it. What do suppose will happen next?
US Imposes Sanctions On Iranian State-Owned Bank Tejarat And Affiliate Bank, Trade Capital Bank
www.breakingnews.com...
I can't verify the above breakingnews.com post, but CNN reports this:
New European Union Sanctions Target Iran Nuclear Program
From Richard Allen Greene, CNN
updated 1:13 PM EST, Mon January 23, 2012
(CNN) -- The European Union is dialing up the pressure on Iran, saying Monday it will cut off oil imports and freeze assets in an effort to starve the country's nuclear program of funding.
The sanctions freeze the assets of Iran's central bank in European Union nations and ban the importation of Iranian oil to those countries.
www.cnn.com...
edit on 1/23/2012 by this_is_who_we_are because: unverified breakingnews.com blurb
Originally posted by Slavich
Aren't these all acts of war?
Originally posted by Slavich
Aren't these all acts of war?
Originally posted by this_is_who_we_are
Originally posted by Slavich
Aren't these all acts of war?
Maybe...
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