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Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions Into Law
Sanctions Target Gas, Other Petroleum Exports to Iran, Bans U.S. Banks from Doing Business with Banks Linked to Guard
President Obama signs a bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran July 1, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Looking on, from left, are: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif.; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor; U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice; and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (AP Photo)
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010
(AP) President Obama has signed a bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program.
The bill Mr. Obama signed Thursday evening in an East Room ceremony targets exports of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran. It bans U.S. banks from doing business with foreign banks providing services to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
The administration hopes the new unilateral sanctions, combined with ones approved last month in the U.N. Security Council, will yield results even though previous regimens failed to halt Iran's activities that could lead to nuclear weapons development. The U.N. sanctions target the Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles and nuclear-related investments.
As lawmakers looked on, Mr. Obama called the new law the "toughest sanctions against Iran ever passed by the United States Congress." But he said he had not sought the outcome, contending it was chosen by an Iranian government which for years has defied U.N. resolutions and forged ahead with its nuclear programs while supporting terrorist groups and suppressing the Iranian people.
While insisting the door to diplomacy remains open, Mr. Obama said, "We are showing the Iranian government that its actions have consequences."
"There should be no doubt: The United States and the international community are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons," the president said.
Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions Into Law - CBS News
Sanctions Target Gas, Other Petroleum Exports to Iran, Bans U.S. Banks from Doing Business with Banks Linked to Guard
President Obama signs a bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran July 1, 2010, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Looking on, from left, are: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif.; House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer; House Minority Whip Rep. Eric Cantor; U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice; and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. (AP Photo)
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2010
(AP) President Obama has signed a bill imposing tough new sanctions against Iran over its alleged nuclear weapons program.
The bill Mr. Obama signed Thursday evening in an East Room ceremony targets exports of gasoline and other refined petroleum products to Iran. It bans U.S. banks from doing business with foreign banks providing services to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
The administration hopes the new unilateral sanctions, combined with ones approved last month in the U.N. Security Council, will yield results even though previous regimens failed to halt Iran's activities that could lead to nuclear weapons development. The U.N. sanctions target the Revolutionary Guard, ballistic missiles and nuclear-related investments.
As lawmakers looked on, Mr. Obama called the new law the "toughest sanctions against Iran ever passed by the United States Congress." But he said he had not sought the outcome, contending it was chosen by an Iranian government which for years has defied U.N. resolutions and forged ahead with its nuclear programs while supporting terrorist groups and suppressing the Iranian people.
While insisting the door to diplomacy remains open, Mr. Obama said, "We are showing the Iranian government that its actions have consequences."
"There should be no doubt: The United States and the international community are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons," the president said.
Obama Signs New Iran Sanctions Into Law - CBS News
