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Trump warns nations from trading with Iran amid U.S. sanctions

2018-08-08 13 Dailymotion

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that countries trading with Iran will not be doing business with the United States.<br />His Tuesday morning tweet came as Washington's new sanctions on Tehran took effect overnight. <br />For more and this and other news around the world we turn to our Ro Aram….<br />Aram… President Trump appears to be calling on U.S. allies to join in the isolation of Iran.<br /><br /> That's right Mark….In particular, Trump's warning seems to be aimed at the European Union.<br /> That's because the EU is trying to protect European businesses that are trading in Iran from facing U.S. sanctions. <br />In his tweet, President Trump said the latest sanctions on Iran were the most biting sanctions ever imposed, adding they will "ratchet up to yet another level" in November.<br />Washington is rolling out unilateral sanctions on Iran in stages following Trump's decision to withdraw the U.S. from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.<br />The next round of punitive measures will come into effect in November and will target Iran's oil industry.<br /> The EU's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, responded to President Trump's tweet by urging European firms to ignore the White House. <br />Also on Tuesday a blocking statute aimed at protecting EU firms took effect.<br />It involves possible punishments to European companies if they comply with Washington's demands, while offering them a chance to sue the U.S. for interference.<br />Russia, which remains a signatory of the 2015 deal along with the EU and others, also slammed the U.S. sanctions on Iran. <br />Moscow's foreign ministry issued a statement saying Russia will do everything necessary to save the deal and protect its economic relationship with Tehran. <br />

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