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| US sanctions head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization – Treasury | |
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| The Treasury Department announced sanctions on the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and its head Ali Akbar Salehi as US continues its pressure campaign on Tehran after ditching the international Iran nuclear deal. | |
| Though the Trump administration has accused Salehi and his organization of striving to produce a nuclear weapon, the AEOI also oversees the civilian nuclear sector in Iran. | |
| The sanctions are the latest in a string of economic penalties applied to Iran since the US unilaterally withdrew from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran nuclear deal) in 2018, after accusing Tehran of noncompliance. Iran has responded by gradually rolling back on its own commitments, but continued working with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). | |
| Iran scrapped all of the limitations imposed by the agreement this month, following the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani by the US. | |
| Though the Trump administration has squeezed Iran’s economy with round after round of sanctions, the Treasury Department also announced on Thursday that it has successfully established a channel to allow the sale of essential medical supplies to the Islamic Republic. The humanitarian channel is operated by the Swiss government, which has served as a mediator between Tehran and Washington in the past. | |
| The Treasury will also renew sanctions waivers to allow non-US firms to work at a series of Iranian nuclear sites, Reuters reported earlier on Thursday. The waivers give European, Russian and Chinese companies another 60 days to continue work at the Arak heavy water reactor, the Bushehr nuclear power plant, and the Tehran Research Reactor, among other sites. | |
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