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May 9, 2019

Trump Administration Announces New Sanctions on Iranian Metal Exports
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The Trump administration has imposed new sanctions on Iran - saying it
will punish countries that purchase Iranian copper, aluminum or other
metals. The new sanctions came after Iran announced it will stop
complying with parts of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal and resume
high-level enrichment of uranium in 60 days if other signatories of the
deal do not take action to shield Iran's oil and banking sectors from
U.S. sanctions. That move, in turn, came a year after the Trump
administration pulled out of the nuclear deal, even as European allies
and the United Nations said Iran was in full compliance.


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