The U.S. government imposed additional sanctions against Tehran on Oct. 1, targeting Iran’s automotive and rail industries as the Trump administration continues to pressure the regime to make a deal.
The sanctions, which the Treasury said will target “some of the last significant elements of Iran’s failing industrial infrastructure,” came as part of an expansion of Operation Economic Outcast.
In Thursday’s expansion, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions on Iran’s automotive and rail sectors.
The department previously announced sanctions against individuals and entities operating in Iran’s shipping, aviation, technology, gold, and digital asset sectors….