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Statement by Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Iran Decision | U.S. Department of the Treasury

Statement by Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Iran Decision
May 8, 2018

Washington – Today President Donald J. Trump announced his decision to cease the United
States’ participation in the JCPOA and begin reimposing U.S. nuclear-related sanctions on the
Iranian regime. Treasury’s O ice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking immediate action to
implement the President’s decision. Sanctions will be reimposed subject to certain 90 day and
180 day wind-down periods. At the conclusion of the wind-down periods, the applicable
sanctions will come back into full e ect. This includes actions under both our primary and
secondary sanctions authorities. OFAC posted today to its website frequently asked questions
(FAQs) that provide guidance on the sanctions that are to be re-imposed and the relevant winddown periods.
Below is a statement from Secretary of the Treasury Steven T. Mnuchin in response to the
President’s decision:
“President Trump has been consistent and clear that this Administration is resolved to
addressing the totality of Iran’s destabilizing activities. We will continue to work with our allies
to build an agreement that is truly in the best interest of our long-term national security. The
United States will cut o the IRGC’s access to capital to fund Iranian malign activity, including its
status as the world’s largest state sponsor of terror, its use of ballistic missiles against our allies,
its support for the brutal Assad regime in Syria, its human rights violations against its own
people, and its abuses of the international financial system.”
OFAC updated its website today to provide guidance, including new FAQs
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