US sanctions companies for helping Iran ship oil to East Asia

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The State Department also sanctioned two shipping companies for transporting the oil from Iran to East Asia.
46% : Those efforts seem to have stalled, but officials say they are still trying to convince Iran to return to the agreement.
34% : "Until such time as Iran is ready to return to full implementation of its commitments, we will continue to enforce sanctions on the illicit sale of Iranian petroleum and petrochemicals," Nelson said.
34% : Former President Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018 and Biden campaigned on reentering the accord, which he argues is the best means of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
34% : If they don't, we have made it absolutely clear: We will not -- let me say it again -- we will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," Biden said during a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid in July.
30% : During a trip to Israel last month, President Biden said that U.S. wouldn't "wait forever" for Iran to return to the nuclear deal, without laying out a specific timeline.

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