US freeze Iranian Assets, in billions of Dollars

US freeze Iranian Assets, in billions of Dollars
US freeze Iranian Assets, in billions of Dollars

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announcedthat the new executive order signed by US President Donald Trump earlier today,which includes tough sanctions on Iran, would freeze billions of dollars ofIranian assets, thus further mounting pressure on Iran.

He stressed, during a pressconference, that the new US sanctions focused on depriving Iranian SupremeLeader Ali Khamenei of financial means, and that the fresh sanctions will reachthe Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif, too, later this week, aswell as eight senior commanders of the Iranian paramilitary RevolutionaryGuard.

Mnuchin said the executive order wasbeing prepared before Iran dropped the US military aircraft last week,nonetheless, it was in response to the attack as well as previous Iranianactions, in the Arabian Gulf region.

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