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The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle program. The US Treasury Department on Friday, October 29, announced that two brigadier generals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two Iranian companies will be subject to penalties. Their property in the United States, if any, is frozen, and they are denied access to the US financial market.

Washington accuses Tehran of fueling conflicts in the Middle East by supplying drones to hot spots. “Iran and its allied extremists have used drones to attack American soldiers, our partners and international shipping. The Treasury Department will continue to hold Iran accountable for its irresponsible and violent acts,” said US Treasury Deputy Wally Adeyemo.

Drone deliveries to hotspots

Tehran has provided drones to the Lebanese radical Hezbollah, the Palestinian radical Hamas and the Houthi rebels in Yemen, and has also supplied drones to Ethiopia, “where an escalating crisis threatens to destabilize an entire region,” the official said.

New sanctions against Iran were introduced a few days after Tehran expressed its readiness to resume talks in Vienna, which were interrupted in June, on its nuclear program. In this regard, a spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry criticized the “contradictory behavior” of the administration of US President Joe Biden. “By imposing sanctions, Washington is sending a signal that does not inspire any confidence,” he said.

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US imposed new sanctions against Iran
New US sanctions against Iran came into force on November 5, 2018. They concern the banking and oil sectors of the economy and can completely paralyze it. The US adopted sanctions after Washington pulled out of the Iranian nuclear treaty. This document is a key element in the global security system.

US Sanctions Against Iran – A Time.news of Confrontation
US withdrew from Iran deal
On May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCAP), concluded between Iran, the United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom, France and Germany in 2015, which provides for Tehran to take a number of steps to limit its nuclear programs in exchange for lifting the sanctions.

US Sanctions Against Iran – A Time.news of Confrontation
Iran complied with the terms of the deal
Until November last year, Iran complied with the terms of the nuclear deal, according to a quarterly report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Tehran’s enriched uranium reserves and production capacities remain below the limits set under the agreement. Checks at nuclear facilities took place the day before the entry into force of a new package of US sanctions.

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What sanctions have come into force
After the unilateral withdrawal from the JDPP, Trump announced a phased renewal of sanctions that were already in force, but were lifted in 2015. In November, Washington banned the export of oil from Iran and business with Iranian oil companies. In addition to the new sanctions, the previously imposed ones that affect the financial sector and prohibit doing business with Iranian banks continue to operate.

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EU regrets new US sanctions
The European Union, as well as separately Germany, France and the UK, expressed regret over the new sanctions that the United States has imposed on Iran. “We deeply regret the entry into force of the new US sanctions as a consequence of Washington’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal,” the EU countries’ joint statement issued on November 2 said.

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Iran intends to continue trading in oil
Despite the entry into force of the second package of US sanctions against Tehran, Iran will continue to trade in oil. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani stated this in a televised address to fellow citizens in early November: “America wanted to nullify the sale of oil by Iran … but we will continue to trade in oil … to break the sanctions.”

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Tehran’s Threats Amid US Sanctions
Tehran is going to produce uranium with an enrichment of 20 percent. It is not known whether this step has been agreed with the IAEA. Last year, Tehran threatened to resume uranium enrichment if it is not compensated for the damage from US sanctions. “Article 36 of the agreement and UN Security Council resolution 2231 allow the implementation of (the nuclear deal. – Ed.) In a reduced volume, without leaving it,” said Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

US Sanctions Against Iran – A Time.news of Confrontation
The imposition of sanctions led to protests
The economic situation in Iran is deteriorating. Fearing the consequences of US sanctions, European banks prefer not to do business with Tehran. The import of any goods to Iran is extremely difficult. The country lacks even essential medicines, the prices of which have increased dramatically. In Iran, long under the burden of sanctions, discontent is growing. The demonstration of this is the protest actions.
Author: Natalia Pozdnyakova