{"id":36493,"date":"2018-08-06T11:04:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T16:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36493"},"modified":"2018-08-06T11:04:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T16:04:49","slug":"trump-warns-allies-risk-severe-consequences-if-they-violate-iran-sanctions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=36493","title":{"rendered":"Trump Warns Allies &#8220;Risk Severe Consequences&#8221; If They Violate Iran Sanctions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block-zerohedge-page-title\" class=\"block block-core block-page-title-block\">\n<h3 class=\"page-title\"><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2018-08-06\/trump-warns-allies-risk-severe-consequences-if-they-violate-iran-sanctions\">Trump Warns Allies &#8220;Risk Severe Consequences&#8221; If They Violate Iran Sanctions<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-zerohedge-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<article class=\"node node--type-article node--view-mode-full\" role=\"article\" data-gtm-vis-recent-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1531\" data-gtm-vis-first-on-screen-2077925_22=\"1531\" data-gtm-vis-total-visible-time-2077925_22=\"100\" data-gtm-vis-has-fired-2077925_22=\"1\">\n<footer class=\"node__meta\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 a2a_default_style\" data-a2a-icon-color=\"#222\">\n<div>With the hours ticking by ahead of Washington&#8217;s re-imposition of a slew of economic sanctions on Iran, President Trump has just released a statement confirming the narrative he would prefer Americans believe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<div class=\"node__content\">\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/TRUMP-IRAN.jpg?itok=EXRXruvn\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/TRUMP-IRAN.jpg?itok=EXRXruvn\" data-link-option=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-images\/TRUMP-IRAN.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/TRUMP-IRAN.jpg?itok=EXRXruvn 1x\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"292\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ec5d0bad-feb0-477b-a031-d421ef967c48\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just hours after the European Union issued a statement Monday ahead of when renewed US sanctions are set to snap back against Iran after midnight US Eastern time, saying it &#8220;deeply regrets&#8221; the sanctions and\u00a0will take immediate action to<strong> protect European companies\u00a0still doing business with Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump makes it clear that any violation (among America&#8217;s allies) will not be tolerated&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;The Trump Administration<strong> intends to fully enforce the sanctions reimposed against Iran<\/strong>, and those who fail to wind down activities with Iran <strong>risk severe consequences.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The first set of sanctions will hit at the Iranian financial system,<\/strong> including Iranian government purchases of US dollars and its gold trade and government bond sales. The US&#8217; dominant role in the world&#8217;s financial system means it has been able to pressure countries and companies into compliance, though China remains a key holdout.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>&#8220;The JCPOA, a horrible, one-sided deal, failed to achieve the fundamental objective of blocking all paths to an Iranian nuclear bomb,&#8221; <\/strong><\/em>Trump said Monday, defining that its policy as applying &#8220;maximum economic pressure on the Iranian regime.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The US denies it is seeking regime change, but rather <strong>aims to &#8220;modify the regime&#8217;s behavior,&#8221; <\/strong>according to an administration official.<\/p>\n<p>A US administration official said <strong>the Iranian government was using financial resources freed up by the nuclear deal &#8220;to spread human misery.&#8221;<\/strong> The US was seeking now to address the &#8220;totality of the Iranian threat&#8221; in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;None of this needs to happen,&#8221; an official said on sanctions. <\/em><\/strong>Trump is willing to meet the Iranian leadership &#8220;any time&#8221; for talks,&#8221; the official noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Warns Allies &#8220;Risk Severe Consequences&#8221; If They Violate Iran Sanctions With the hours ticking by ahead of Washington&#8217;s re-imposition of a slew of economic sanctions on Iran, President Trump has just released a statement confirming the narrative he would prefer Americans believe. 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