WASHINGTON-the Obama administration on Tuesday made seven foreign companies, including Venezuela' State oil company and an Israeli shipping company, with sanctions for doing business with the Iran, which helps to fund its nuclear program. At the same time, the Administration imposed separate sanctions on more than 15 people and companies in China, Syria, Iran, North Korea and elsewhere for the illegal trade in missile technology and weapons of mass destruction.
The State Department announced the penalties such as the management of the measures against companies that provide or extended transport petroleum products including gasoline, in the Iran. The announcement came a day after signed give an Executive President Barack Obama the departments of Treasury and Government more leeway in the targeting companies in the Iranian energy sector to increase pressure on the Iran to international requirements meet and prove that its nuclear program is peaceful.
The sanctions are approved and signed into law by President Barack Obama exports in the Iran the first specifically relating to refined petroleum because enabling legislation for such measures was last year by Congress. Nine other companies were hit with penalties under other provisions of the law.
The affected companies include Petroleos de Venezuela, tanker Pacific by Singapore, Ofer brothers group Israel, associated shipbrokers Monaco, petrochemical commercial company international Jersey and Iran, the Royal Oyster group of the United Arab Emirates and fast ship of the United Arab Emirates and Iran.
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg "all of these companies activities in the supply of refined petroleum products in the Iran, the direct supply of gasoline and related products, including involved have", said in announcing the sanctions. US officials say that Iran used income from the energy sector to fund its nuclear program. "Those who continue to irresponsible Iranian energy sector to support and facilitate Iranian efforts to avoid US sanctions will have serious consequences."
For the most part, the sanctions are trimmed the company out of business with the United States, although Steinberg, that the sanctions had cut said to each company fits. Petroleos de Venezuela, is, for example, of all government contracts, U.S. U.S. import-export financing and export conditions are excluded for the sensitive technology. But it is prohibited not from the sale of oil to the United States or any of its subsidiaries, including the U.S. company CITGO influence.
Petroleos de Venezuela or PDVSA, provided at least two loads of petroleum products worth about $50 million in the Iran between December 2010 and March, according to the State Department.
The Israeli company, together with tanker Pacific by Singapore, are accused of, 2010 a exercise not due-diligence participation in the sale of oil tankers on the Iranian national shipping company, which is already under us and European sanctions. The two companies are now denied ever loans of more than $10 million of American banks and always U.S. export licenses.
The Administration writes that led to sanctions, business retreat five major multinational oil companies dealing with Iran and convince to stop large insurers Lloyd's of London, for shipments of petroleum products in the Iran. The State Department says that it has convinced also jet fuel suppliers in 17 European Nations, air flies the Iran to stop providing fuel to their levels.
In addition to the Iran sanctions, the Administration imposed sanctions on 16 people and companies from China, North Korea, Syria, Belarus and Venezuela for the violation of the Iran, North Korea and Syria non-proliferation Act through sale or purchase of sensitive equipment and technology relating to nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missile systems.
Are the affected by the sanctions of U.S. Government contracts, U.S. help, American Defense prohibited and denied to sell licenses articles are excluded from purchasing for a period of two years.
The sanctions affect the Belarusian optical mechanical Association and BelTechExport Belarus; Karl Lee, Dalian of sunny industries, Dalian Zhongbang chemical industries company and Xian Junyun electronic China; Milad Jafari, the defense industries, the Islamic Republic of Iran shipping companies, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Quds force, SAD import-export company and organization of Shahid Bakeri industries group of Iran; Tangun trade with North Korea. the industrial construction of the defense and scientific studies and research center of Syria and Venezuela's military industries company.
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