The mullahs are already feeling the heat, with people protesting all over Iran against the regime for spending its Obama billions on jihad terror groups instead of on improvements at home. These new sanctions could push that rogue regime over the edge.
“TRUMP FOLLOWS THROUGH: Sanctions On Iran Begin At Midnight,” by Hank Berrien, Daily Wire, August 6, 2018:
On Monday, the Trump administration announced that the sanctions on Iran that were lifted by the 2015 nuclear accord will be reimposed starting at midnight.
President Trump stated, “The United States is fully committed to enforcing all of our sanctions, and we will work closely with nations conducting business with Iran to ensure complete compliance. Individuals or entities that fail to wind down activities with Iran risk severe consequences,” Trump said in a statement Monday.
Trump added, “The JCPOA, a horrible, one-sided deal, failed to achieve the fundamental objective of blocking all paths to an Iranian nuclear bomb, and it threw a lifeline of cash to a murderous dictatorship that has continued to spread bloodshed, violence, and chaos.”
Trump stated he is still willing to meet with Iran’s leaders, asserting, “As we continue applying maximum economic pressure on the Iranian regime, I remain open to reaching a more comprehensive deal that addresses the full range of the regime’s malign activities, including its ballistic missile program and its support for terrorism. The United States welcomes the partnership of like-minded nations in these efforts.”
The Washington Post reported that starting at midnight, “Iran will be prohibited from using U.S. dollars, the primary currency or international financial transactions and oil purchases.” The Post added, “U.S. officials have advised governments around the world to begin winding down their purchases of Iranian oil, eventually to zero, to starve Tehran of its chief source of foreign income.”
As The Hill noted, “The sanctions that will come back into effect after midnight target transactions with U.S. dollar banknotes; trade in gold and precious metals; direct or indirect sales of graphite and metals such as steel and aluminum; certain transactions related to the Iranian rial; certain transactions related to issuing Iranian sovereign debt; and Iran’s automotive sector.”…