U.S. Sets New Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration enacted new financial sanctions on Iran's elite military unit and the country's largest shipping company, as the U.S. intensifies efforts to choke Tehran off from the global financial system. The U.S. Treasury Department's announcement Tuesday comes just weeks ahead of a scheduled second round of negotiations in Turkey between Iran and the international community focused on containing Tehran's nuclear program, which Iran says is peaceful in nature. Senior U.S. officials said the new measures illustrate ...
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