Senators Seek to Force Trump to Keep Up ‘Maximum Pressure’ on Iran
Draft legislation from Ted Cruz would require the administration to penalize a key financial cooperative if it doesn’t cut off Iranian banks.
Draft legislation from Ted Cruz would require the administration to penalize a key financial cooperative if it doesn’t cut off Iranian banks.
No state that actively supports terrorism and foreign insurgencies ought to have access to the global financial system.
Left unchecked, document says, the Islamic Republic will use whatever means it can to continue terror financing.
Pompeo says Iran has been using the ICJ for ‘propaganda purposes.’
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“What’s happening today is part of a coordinated campaign of pressuring Tehran.”
State Department official warns that countries that refuse risk sanctions.
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Officials also staged “roadshows” encouraging foreign financial engagement with the Islamic Republic.
Under secretary Sigal Mandelker warns companies about the risks of dealing with the Islamic Republic.
Sanctions target Iran's infamous Evin Prison and the director of a key state-run media corporation.
Secretary of state lays out new Iran strategy in first major foreign policy address.
Allies, committed to deal and looking to preserve economic benefits to Tehran, risk U.S. sanctions
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