The United States sanctioned key entities associated with Iran’s nuclear program amid pending talks over its development, the U.S. State Department announced Wednesday.
April 9 The United States sanctioned key entities associated with Iran’s nuclear program amid pending talks over its development, the U.S. State Department announced Wednesday.
« Today’s action, which targets persons procuring or manufacturing critical technologies for TESA and AEOI, is taken in support of President Trump’s maximum pressure campaign on Iran », State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said in a statement.
Five separate business entities and one individual, all based in Iran, were named as key supporters that manage and oversee the Iranian nuclear program including its Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the AEOI-subordinate Iran Centrifuge Technology Company (TESA).
