FACTBOX: Sanctions against Iran

Tue Mar 4, 2008 9:17am EST
 
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(Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council has ratcheted up sanctions on Iran for refusing to suspend nuclear enrichment and other sensitive activities.

Following are details about the sanctions and those already imposed by the U.N. Security Council and the United States.

* WHAT DO THE NEW U.N. SANCTIONS INCLUDE?

-- The sanctions resolution called for more travel and financial curbs on Iranian individuals and companies and makes some restrictions mandatory.

-- It also expanded a previous partial ban on trade in items with both civilian and military uses to cover sales of all such technology to Iran.

-- The new resolution adds the names of 13 individuals and 12 companies to the list of people and firms suspected of aiding Iran's nuclear and missile programs.

-- Tehran has so far ignored all council and IAEA resolutions demanding it freeze its uranium enrichment program.

* WHAT SANCTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN IMPOSED?

U.N. SANCTIONS:  Continued...

 

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