Iran Press/America- “We expect that Europeans will see, as businesses all over Europe are seeing, that the choice between doing business with Iran or doing business with the United States is very clear to them,” US President’s national security adviser John Bolton told Reuters during a visit to Israel.
He went on to say that US president Donald Trump wants maximum pressure on Iran as US will issue another round of tougher sanctions in November that will target Iran’s oil sales and banking sector.
Bolton, a super-hawk in the Trump administration, also claimed that the first round of reimposed sanctions against Iran have been more effective than expected.
Last month US Secretary of State talked about a "maximum pressure campaign" targeting Iran.
This is not the first time that US has threatened its European allies with sanctions after withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
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On May 8, US President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) reached between Tehran and the world powers in 2015.
Washington has since told countries they must stop buying the OPEC producer's oil from November 4 or face financial consequences.
Under the JCPOA, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions imposed against Tehran.
Trump’s decision to scrap the nuclear deal was sharply criticised by European leaders, who have pledged to uphold their side of the agreement.
European look for measures to nullify the US Unilateral sanctions and on of these measures is an updated version of a “blocking statute” originally drawn up in the 1990s to counter US sanctions.The law forbids European companies from complying with the US measures and allows them to recover damages arising from the sanctions from the person causing them.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Monday that Europeans have done a 'very good' job in announcing stances but Time is ripe for Europe to make a decision.
The Iranian administration is aware of the pressure that has been imposed to the people and it uses all of its power to neutralize US sanctions at the lowest cost, he highlighted.
Iran has its own anti-sanction packages and Iran's Central Bank governor Abdolnaser Hemmati said on televised interview that Iran has no problem and the same day that US impose sanction, Iran open its economy.
Iran's Central Bank announced it will open currency markets, allowing exchange office to buy and sell hard currencies for purposes such as foreign trade.
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani also has predicted that US pressure and threats can be turned into an opportunity for development, progress and growth.
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