Close Iran and its nuclear program on the screws, the Obama administration on Monday to impose new sanctions on Iran's currency and the automotive industry, seeking render useless the Iranian money outside the country and cut off an important source of income for the regime.
From President Obama's executive order to expand has coordinated various activities aimed at weakening Iran's economic sanctions to force them to comply with international demands to prove its nuclear program is peaceful. The United States believes Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a charge Iran denies that.
Officials said the move to a two-track effort to provide meaningful negotiations, the Iranian regime, while increasing part of the economic stakes.
"Even if we increase the pressure on the Iranian government, we believe that open the door to a diplomatic solution, so that Iran return to the international community, as long as they fulfill their obligations, but Iran must understand that time is not unlimited," said White House press white secretary Jay Carney said, adding that more sanctions would follow if the system does not change course.
New sanctions against Iran marks the direct monetary sanctions Rial, has for the first time, the White House said. Sanctions applicable to foreign financial institutions to buy or sell a significant amount of the rial, and those in Iran Rial significant amounts of foreign account holders.
Senior government officials said that sanctions designed to allow outside Iran Rial basically unusable. Hope is holding Iranian currency, banks and businesses will dump funds to enable Rial weak. Rial value has dropped by half since the beginning of 2012, the White House said.
Officials would not specify what constitutes a "significant" transactions. The official was not authorized to speak on the record about sanctions and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Another set of sanctions would prohibit the sale or transfer of goods or services to be used in Iran's automotive industry. Officials say the automotive industry is an important source of income for the regime. Many auto parts subsidiary is dual-use, can be used in a centrifuge or missiles.
Will also be punished who provide material support has been blacklisted under successive U.S. sanctions Iranians and others. An exception will be natural gas pipeline project from Azerbaijan to Europe and Turkey, some of the activities.
Appetite on Capitol Hill has become increasingly tougher measures against Iran, in part because lawmakers worried about a key U.S. ally Israel, it considers nuclear-armed Iran is an existential threat. Last month, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed legislation that would impose more stringent sanctions against Tehran, while the Senate resolved that the United States should return to Israel, if it is forced to take military action against Iran.
Secretary of State John Kerry said: "Obviously the clock is ticking," visit to Israel last month.
Isolated Yi Langti more stringent measures on the agenda Tuesday before the Senate Banking Committee hearing, from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and State Department officials to testify. Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.Va Senators and Mark Kirk, R-sick. Two members of the group, pushing the amendment, for all Iranian diplomats overseas assets - such as the euro may go further than Tehran announced on Monday was hailed in Japan.
The United States has for the other major sectors, the most prominent Iranian oil exports, and last week the Iranian petrochemical - oil Iran's nuclear program after the largest source of funding. Although Iranian officials have tried to downplay the effectiveness of U.S. efforts, the Obama administration said that they already have a devastating effect. Since 2012, Iran's crude oil production has fallen by about 700,000 barrels a day, the White House said last week that exports fell even more significant, the cost of Iran's revenue was approximately $ 30 billion to $ 5 billion.
Damage caused on Iran's economy, meanwhile, aimed at undermining the regime, there have been the inevitable consequence of the Iranian people, forcing the United States to isolate Iran's hard-line strikes the government and those who live their lives under the rule of the balance between uncomfortable.
Said: "The government is trying to go, fine line, but there is a recognition that they do not have the choice between good and bad choices it bad and worse choices between Mark Dubowitz Foundation for the defense of democracy, support for one pair Iran's hard-line stance.
To this end, the United States last week to relax with advanced communications equipment exports to the Iranian civilians, designed to help Iran's interaction with the outside world and reveal what U.S. officials described as an attempt to stifle dissent regime's oppression.
New round of sanctions on Iran in a politically charged moment, the impact of sanctions in the United States has chosen a replacement of limited duration President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on June 14 before the election is a major issue. Senior government officials said the timing of the sanctions the upcoming election has nothing to do.
 
 



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