- Title: U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran's foreign minister -Treasury statement
- Date: 31st July 2019
- Summary: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JULY 20, 2019) (REUTERS) IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, MOHAMMAD JAVAD ZARIF, STEPS ON STAGE TO SPEAK TO MEDIA VARIOUS OF ZARIF ADDRESSING MEDIA ZARIF WALKING OFF STAGE
- Embargoed: 14th August 2019 22:10
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- Location: CARACAS, VENEZUELA / UNITED NATIONS / TEHRAN, IRAN
- City: CARACAS, VENEZUELA / UNITED NATIONS / TEHRAN, IRAN
- Country: Various
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001AQ41IKN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: RESTRICTION IMPOSED LOCALLY BY IRANIAN AUTHORITIES
The United States on Wednesday (July 31) imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said on its website.
The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on Zarif for acting on behalf of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
"Javad Zarif implements the reckless agenda of Iran's Supreme Leader, and is the regime's primary spokesperson around the world," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.
Tensions have risen between the United States and Iran following U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal last year from a 2015 international nuclear accord with Tehran. Fears of a direct U.S.-Iranian conflict have risen since May with several attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf, Iran's downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, and a plan for U.S. air strikes on Iran last month that Trump called off at the last minute.
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