Biden Decides to Extend Sanctions Against Iran

WASHINGTON – President United States (US), Joe Biden has decided to extend sanctions against Iran, in effect since 1995, for another year. This was conveyed by the White House.

The White House said Iran’s actions and policies, including the proliferation and development of missiles and other asymmetric and conventional weapons capabilities, its regional aggression networks and campaigns, its support for terrorist groups, and the malign activities of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

“Its successor continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to US national security, foreign policy and the economy,” the White House said.Also read: US Space Force Launches First Rocket to Study Earth’s Ionosphere

“For this reason, the national state of emergency declared on March 15, 1995, must continue to take effect after March 15, 2021,” he continued, as reported by Tass on Sunday (7/3/2021).

The US national state of emergency with respect to Iran was declared in March 1995 by former US President Bill Clinton.Also read: US F-35 Expensive but Problematic: ‘Stop Throwing Money Down That Mouse Hole’

Iran itself has not responded to the Biden administration’s decision to extend the sanctions. Tehran itself has previously urged Washington to lift all sanctions under the nuclear treaty.

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