US institutes new sanctions on Iranian energy, PC sectors.

摘要

On July 31, President Barack Obama announced new sanctions on the Middle Eastern nation's energy and PC sectors designed to further restrict the sale of Iranian crude and PC products. The new sanctions are expected to close any loopholes that exist in the current sanctions and deter any nations that attempt to circumvent said sanctions. The new US sanctions "broaden the categories of sanctionable entities and transactions involved in Iran's energy (and PC) sector(s) and include any payment mechanism used for the purchase of crude or (PC) products from Iran, including barter aimed at moving US gold or other precious metals to Iran." Commenting specifically on the sanctions leveled against Iran's PC sector special advisor for nonproliferation and arms control Robert Einhorn said, "An earlier executive order sanctioned the provision of goods, services and technology to Iran's domestic petrochemical industry, inhibiting further development of Iran's petrochemical capacity. Today's (executive order)