Trump signed an executive order today that drops serious new sanctions on Iran to thwart their nuclear program and their funding of terrorism in the Middle East.
The new sanctions specifically target Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum, and copper sectors, which the White House says are Iran’s top non-petroleum exports.
“With this action, the United States has now imposed sanctions on Iran’s top three exports – oil, petrochemicals, and metals.”
The presidential statement notes that these are the toughest ever sanctions on Iran:
The Administration is imposing tougher sanctions on Iran than ever before because the regime continues to engage in destructive and destabilizing activities.
The regime has maintained its nuclear ambitions and continues to develop its ballistic missile capabilities and support terrorism.
The United States will aggressively enforce its sanctions, and those who continue to engage in sanctionable activity involving Iran will face severe consequences.
Today is the anniversary of when Trump nixed the phony nuclear deal that Obama put in place with Iran.
Here’s the full White House press statement:
