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U.S. Is Right to Stay the Course on Iran Sanctions
Give the Trump administration’s campaign of “maximum pressure” time to work.
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It has been a year since the Trump administration began to reimpose economic sanctions on Iran. The first phase kicked in on Aug. 7, 2018, targeting transactions with Iran involving dollar banknotes, precious metals, steel and passenger aircraft, among other things. U.S. imports of Iranian rugs and food items were also proscribed.
Three months later, the Trump administration sanctioned Iranian oil exports, banks, ships and ports — all part of what it billed a “maximum pressure” campaign against the Islamic Republic.