国际英语资讯:Spotlight: New U.S. sanctions aim to make Syrian government accept conditions: experts
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downfall">downfall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Bashar">Bashar</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="deprive">deprive</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> 39 <span word="individuals">individuals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entities">entities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Mike">Mike</span> <span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Pompeo">Pompeo</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> "<span word="played">played</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="obstructing">obstructing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Assad">Assad</span> <span word="regime">regime</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p><p><span word="Maher">Maher</span> <span word="Ihsan">Ihsan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="expert">expert</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arm">arm</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="administration">administration</span>.</p><p>"<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economically">economically</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="war">war</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="option">option</span> <span word="key">key</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="removed">removed</span>.</p><p><span word="Section">Section</span> 401 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="outlines">outlines</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ending">ending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alleged">alleged</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="bombing">bombing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span>.</p>
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