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US Expands Sanctions on Iran's Oil Industry Amid Tensions Over Missile Strike on Israel

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The United States has imposed new sanctions on Iran in an effort to disrupt its revenue flow, which is reportedly used to fund its nuclear program. The sanctions target 16 entities involved in Iran's petroleum trade and block 23 vessels. The sanctions were announced following a retaliatory missile strike by Iran on Israel, which occurred on October 1.

  1. US
    Joe Biden
    Democratic Party
    1. If I were in their shoes, I would be thinking about other alternatives than striking Iranian oilfields.
    2. The Israelis have not concluded what they are going to do. That's under discussion.
  2. US
    Jake Sullivan
    US National Security Agency
    1. These measures will help further deny Iran financial resources used to support its missile programs and provide support for terrorist groups that threaten the United States, its allies, and partners.
  3. US
    Matthew Miller
    US State Department
    1. We are announcing broad new sanctions on Iran's petroleum and petrochemical sectors to further deny the Iranian regime the resources it may use to fund its destabilising activities.We are also sanctioning 16 entities engaged in Iranian petroleum trade and blocking 23 vessels.
  4. US
    Janet Yellen
    US Treasury Department
    1. Today's sanctions target Iranian efforts to channel revenues from its energy industry to finance deadly and disruptive activity – including development of its nuclear program, the proliferation of ballistic missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
    2. In response to Iran's attack on Israel, the United States is taking decisive action to further disrupt the Iranian regime's ability to fund and carry out its destabilising activity.
  5. US
    Anthony Blinken
    White House
    1. To that end, we are taking steps today to disrupt the flow of revenue the Iranian regime uses to fund its nuclear program and missile development, support terrorist proxies and partners, and perpetuate conflict throughout the Middle East.
    2. In the aftermath of Iran's unprecedented October 1 attack against Israel, the United States made clear that we would impose consequences on Iran for its actions.

Israel-Iran Conflict

  1. Netanyahu Seeks US Support for Potential Strike on Iranian Nuclear Sites
  2. Ex-CIA Analyst Pleads Guilty to Leaking Documents on Israel's Iran Strike Plans
  3. Iran's Defensive Capabilities Paralyzed by Israeli Strikes

sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.Le Monde
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Israel-Palestine Conflict
  3. 3.British Foreign Policy
  4. 4.Israel Foreign Policy
  5. 5.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
  6. 6.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
  7. 7.Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
  8. 8.Iran Foreign Policy
  9. 9.Israel-Lebanese Hezbollah Conflict
  10. 10.Oil Market
  11. 11.Sunni/Shiites Dispute
  12. 12.Iranian politics

countries

  1. 1.United Arab EmiratesAE
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.IsraelIL
  4. 4.IraqIQ
  5. 5.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  6. 6.PanamaPA
  7. 7.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.US State DepartmentUS
  2. 2.HezbollahLB
  3. 3.US Treasury DepartmentUS
  4. 4.Democratic PartyUS
  5. 5.HamasPS
  6. 6.Iranian Revolutionary GuardsIR
  7. 7.Israel Defense ForcesIL
  8. 8.United Nations

persons

  1. 1.Anthony BlinkenUS
  2. 2.Benjamin NetanyahuIL
  3. 3.Janet YellenUS
  4. 4.Joe BidenUS
  5. 5.Amir Saeid IravaniIR
  6. 6.Hassan NasrallahLB
  7. 7.Ismail Haniyeh
  8. 8.Jake SullivanUS
  9. 9.Kamala HarrisUS
  10. 10.Matthew MillerUS
  11. 11.Vedant PatelUS