Radio Free Europe 11/1/2019
U.S. Sets New Sanctions On Iran Construction Sector, Extends Waivers On Civil Nuclear
The United States has extended nuclear-cooperation waivers on Iran's civil nuclear program to “help preserve oversight†of the sector, but at the same time imposed new sanctions on the country's construction industry because of its links to the hard-line Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement on October 31 that retaining the waivers will also “reduce proliferation risks, constrain Iran’s ability to shorten its ‘breakout time’ to a nuclear weapon, and prevent the regime from reconstituting sites for proliferation-sensitive purposes.â€
The waivers were among of the final remaining elements of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed by Tehran and six world powers.
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