U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran, targeting revenue from its exports of industrial metals, the latest in tensions between the two countries over a 2015 international accord curbing the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program.
The new sanctions target revenue from Iran’s metal exports such as iron and steel, following earlier moves by the U.S. to cut the nation’s crucial oil profits.
This move is to force the Islamic republic to the negotiation table and hammer out a more comprehensive deal to curb not only Iran’s nuclear aims but its ambitions in the region.
The move comes hours after Tehran said it would ease restraints on its nuclear program but without violating the original deal, which U.S. allies still support.
