Trump administration: No Iran sanctions exemptions for European allies

Published July 14, 2018 4:41pm ET



President Trump’s administration will refuse to exempt European allies from the new sanctions limiting targeting economic investment in Iran, Cabinet officials notified world leaders.

“We will seek to provide unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrote to the allies, per NBC News.

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