The move reflects the USgovernment’s sustained efforts aimed at “denying Iran all paths to a nuclearweapon, and countering Iran’s malign influence,” according to the memorandumsigned by the president.
The memorandum addressed Iran’s useof proxies and cyber tactics to allegedly target US citizens worldwide, withTehran’s involvement in the Hamas actions in October 2023 being directly linkedto its broader support for “terrorism.” The US also raised concerns about Houthimissile strikes against Israel and its maritime attacks on US Navy vessels andinternational shipping in the Red Sea.
To enforce these objectives, the USTreasury Department was instructed to ramp up sanctions on individuals andentities tied to Iran’s nuclear and “terror-related” activities, ensuring thatIran and its proxies are denied access to the resources fueling theiroperations. "We must deny Iran all paths to a nuclear weapon and end theregime’s nuclear extortion racket," Trump emphasized.
The US maintained its stance to curbIranian oil exports, aiming to reduce Tehran’s revenue, including crude exportsto China. The memorandum also targeted Iran’s Chabahar port project and othereconomic channels that could reportedly enable Tehran to evade sanctions.
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