The Secretary of State stated that the sanctions had been extended to 22 types of metals, intended for the development of the regime's nuclear and missile programs in the country • Pompeo: "Our pressure will continue"
U.S. pressure on Iran continues: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted Thursday night that the U.S. has imposed further sanctions on Iran, this time in the metal sector. The ballistic missiles.
The U.S. Secretary of State tweeted on Twitter that the U.S. has increased the scope of sanctions, saying: "Today I have expanded the scope of the sanctions imposed on metals against Iran, which target Iran's ballistic, nuclear and military programs. Sanctions could be imposed for the transfer of any of these 22 metals to Iran. "Our pressure will continue until Iran behaves like a normal nation."
Today, I expanded the scope of Iran metals sanctions targeting Iran's nuclear, military, and ballistic missile programs. Knowingly transferring any of these 22 metals to Iran is now sanctionable. Our pressure will continue until Iran behaves like a normal nation.
- Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) July 30, 2020
In a statement issued earlier, Pompeo explained that the sanctions are being imposed on 22 specific metals that affect, as stated, the development of the regime’s nuclear, military and missile programs in the country. "Iran's nuclear, paint and missile programs pose a significant threat to international security and peace," Pompeo said in a statement.
In addition, Secretary Pompeo clarified that as a result of the recent move by the US, sanctions could be imposed on anyone who knowingly transfers certain materials, including graphite or other metals, to Iran or Iran, with the understanding that they will be used in the construction of the Islamic Republic.
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Meanwhile, the Reuters news agency reported that some of the materials that the US State Department has determined will be sanctioned, as they are used to develop Iran's missile, nuclear and military programs, included aluminum powder with a purity of 98 percent or more.
The Reuters news agency reported in June that the aluminum compound of the Iranian company "Alumina" near the city of Jajram, also serves as a secret facility set up by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. The compound produced a powder used in the Iranian missile program, with aluminum powder known to be a key ingredient in the solid fuel mix used to launch missiles.