U.S.
President Barack Obama speaks
at a bill signing ceremony promoting
jobs for
veterans at the White House
in Washington November 21, 2011.
(Credit:
Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
|
(Reuters) -
President Barack Obama on Monday ordered new U.S. sanctions on Iran's energy
and petrochemical sectors that would punish anyone who helped Iran develop and
expand its petroleum resources, the White House said.
The latest
U.S. move seeks to step up pressure on Tehran after the U.N. nuclear watchdog
highlighted fresh concerns about the possible military dimensions of Iran's
nuclear program.
The U.S.
Treasury Department also planned to designate Iran as an area of "primary
money laundering concern" on Monday, a U.S. official said.
(Reporting
Matt Spetalnick, Alister Bull and by Jeff Mason)
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