US explores new ways to press Iran on nuke program

May 15, 2013 @ 7:18 am

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is looking at new ways to pressure Iran over its nuclear program.

The State Department's nuclear negotiator with Iran, Wendy Sherman, and the Treasury Department's sanctions chief, David Cohen, are telling Congress that the U.S. is exploring different ways to press Tehran into making nuclear concessions.

These range from possible executive orders to military signals to U.S. efforts to end the civil war in Syria, a key Iranian ally.

Their comments came as the Treasury Department on Wednesday added two Dubai-based companies to an American blacklist of firms accused of supporting Iran's weapons proliferation activities.

The action bans Americans from doing business with Al Fida International General Trading or Al Hilal Exchange. Any assets held by those companies in the U.S. are now blocked.


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  • ron prevost wrote...
    More breaking news.
    November 9, 2012 5:57 am
    Israel can not depend on Barack Obama to stop Iran from developing the bomb. .. Expect the air strikes soon. Then trouble. Then a reluctant OZ to the rescue. .. Then a war that's going to make Afghanistan and Iraq look like Candyland games.
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  • Fuego wrote...
    The Iranians
    February 6, 2013 10:02 am
    won't fire a nuke at Israel but they'll give one to Hezbollah and let them do the dirty work. Either way Iran will be the largest glass factory in the world.
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