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dated February 05, 2025
By RFE/RL's Radio Farda
Trump Signs Memo Reinstating 'Maximum Pressure' Campaign Against Iran
 

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on February 4 to restore his "maximum economic pressure" policy on Iran aimed at hurting its oil exports and slowing its nuclear program.

Ahead of a meeting at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump signed a presidential memorandum reinstating a policy that Trump imposed during his first administration.

Trump's memo orders the U.S. Treasury Department to impose "maximum economic pressure" on Iran through sanctions and enforcement mechanisms on individuals and entities that violate existing sanctions.

It also directs the Treasury and State departments to implement a campaign aimed at "driving Iran's oil exports to zero."

https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-trump-nuclear-netanyahu-maximum-pressure/33303662.html
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