▲ US Treasury Secretary Stephen Manusin
Donald Trump's US administration has again imposed economic sanctions on Iran.
Following the request for an immediate lift of detention in connection with Iran's capture of Korean oil tankers, it is in the form of not delaying the rein of the Iranian offensive by adding sanctions.
The US Treasury Department blacklisted 15 Iranian companies, including 12 Iranian steel and metal manufacturers and 3 overseas sales agencies, yesterday (5th).
The Ministry of Finance added that it also sanctioned one Chinese company that supplied steel materials to Iran.
According to the Ministry of Finance, Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology, a carbon materials specialist based in China, supplied thousands of metric tons of carbon materials, a key material for steel production, to Iranian steelmakers from December 2019 to June last year. .
Twelve blacklisted Iranian companies included the Middle East mining and mineral industry development holdings, and three subsidiaries in Germany, China, and the UK were also subject to sanctions.
The Ministry of Finance said the sanctions are in accordance with Executive Order 13871, which allowed the Iranian government to impose sanctions on some economic sectors that generate major revenues.
The Ministry of Finance says Iran's metals economy is a major source of revenue for the Iranian regime. It creates wealth for corrupt leaders, while also providing funding for various criminal activities, including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, support for foreign terrorist groups, and human rights violations.
Treasury Secretary Stephen Manusin said in a statement, "The Trump administration is trying to cut off profits from the Iranian regime as the regime supports terrorist groups, supports oppressive regimes, and continues to pursue weapons of mass destruction." Said.
Earlier, the United States made a statement that strongly criticized Iran for starting work to increase its uranium enrichment concentration to 20% following the request for an immediate lift of detention in connection with Iran's capture of the Korean chemical carrier'Korea Chemie'.
The dominant observation is that Iran's successive "threatening acts" aimed at the upcoming US administration, Joe Biden, to increase bargaining power.
As the Trump administration withdrew from the Iranian nuclear agreement in 2018 and restored sanctions to Iran, tensions between the two countries continue to rise.
President-elect Biden has criticized the withdrawal from the nuclear agreement and has expressed his intention to return after taking office.
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