Luiz 4,253 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 President Barack Obama's administration is preparing new sanctions on international companies and individuals over Iran's ballistic missile program, sources familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier that the potential sanctions would target about 12 companies and individuals in Iran, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for their suspected role in developing Iran's ballistic-missile program. U.S. officials have said the Treasury Department retains a right under July's landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers including Washington to blacklist Iranian entities suspected of involvement in missile development, the Journal said. Iranian officials have said the country's supreme leader would view such penalties as violating the nuclear accord. A team of U.N. sanctions monitors said in a confidential report seen by Reuters on Dec. 15 that a medium-range Emad rocket that Iran tested on Oct. 10 was a ballistic missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead, making it a violation of a U.N. Security Council resolution. Diplomats have said it was possible for the sanctions committee to blacklist additional Iranian individuals or entities over the missile launch. But they said Russia and China, which have opposed the sanctions on Iran's missile program, might block any such actions. Tehran has disputed the Western assessment that the Emad missile was capable of delivering a nuclear warhead. The Journal said the planned Treasury Department sanctions concerned two Iran-linked networks involved in developing the country’s missile program and include many of the people involved. The sanctions would prohibit U.S. or foreign nationals from conducting business with the companies. U.S. banks would also be required to freeze any assets the companies or individuals hold inside the American financial system. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-sanctions-idUSKBN0UD1TD20151230 I disapprove of what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwillow 2,200 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Ready for the mess this should be fun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHolland 12,725 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Glad we gave them nuclear capability, didn't see this coming... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JbGaga 2,261 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Its remarkable how they prity much won in negotiations and then they pull an Azalia Banks and self sabotage.... They need to cancel that deal if it hasent already gone though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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