Economics
Trump Faced Iran Sanctions Rebellion From Allies on the Right
- Further cuts in imports of Iranian oil will be harder: analyst
- Bolton, several Republican senators said to have opposed plan
Women cross a street near a giant political mural depicting Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, left, and Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic republic of Iran, in Tehran.
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As the U.S. prepared to impose new sanctions against Iran’s energy and banking sectors, senior Trump administration officials faced an internal rebellion from conservatives who accused them of being too weak toward the Islamic Republic.
That 11th-hour rupture sent officials at the departments of State and Treasury rushing last week to reassure normally steadfast political allies and harden their messaging on the sanctions announced Monday against 700 banks, individuals and other entities, according to three people familiar with the discussions.