国际英语资讯:U.S. imposes Iran-related sanctions amid Irans suffering from coronavirus
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> (<span word="UAE">UAE</span>)-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="petrochemical">petrochemical</span> <span word="sales">sales</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="department">department</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> 2019, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="NIOC">NIOC</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="delivery">delivery</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Mnuchin">Mnuchin</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Tehran">Tehran</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="using">using</span> "<span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="petrochemical">petrochemical</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="proxies">proxies</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IRGC">IRGC</span>-<span word="QF">QF</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="being">being</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranian">Iranian</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="designation">designation</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="prohibited">prohibited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="transactions">transactions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Iran">Iran</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Mohammad">Mohammad</span> <span word="Javad">Javad</span> <span word="Zarif">Zarif</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="ramifications">ramifications</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unilateral">unilateral</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span>.</p><p><span word="Zarif">Zarif</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="siege">siege</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="impedes">impedes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legitimate">legitimate</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="deprives">deprives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iranians">Iranians</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Iranians">Iranians</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="livelihoods">livelihoods</span>.</p>
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