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Obama Freezes Iranian Government, Central Bank Assets in U.S.
President Barack Obama ordered a freeze on all Iranian government and central bank assets held in the U.S. or any foreign branch of a U.S. entity, the White House announced today.
Previously, only assets belonging to sanctioned Iranian entities or individuals were frozen. The order signed by the president yesterday blocks all property and interests in property belonging to the Iranian government, its central bank, and all Iranian financial institutions, even those that haven’t been specifically designated for sanctions by the U.S. Treasury.
Longstanding U.S. regulations already prohibited American citizens or entities from virtually all direct and indirect transactions involving Iran or the government of Iran, aside from those exempted under general licenses for transactions involving food, medicine, remittances and humanitarian relief.
The measure was mandated as part of Iran sanctions legislation that was passed by Congress and signed by the president Dec. 31.
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just suppose it were the other way around:
Would WE consider this action an act of War id Iran did this to the US?
We've been fornicating around with this country since 1953 when the CIA toppled the Democratic Government and reinstalled the Shah. And twits like Bush, Romney, Gingrich, Santorum and Obama wonder why they hate us? Look into why we overthrew the Government in 1953. Short version was the Brits were upset over what Iran wanted to do with THEIR Oil. Imagine that!!! The audacity of a Sovereign nation exerting control over its natural resources.
If I were them I'd hate us too.