Biden admin, citing Trump-era order, takes action against companies supporting Iranian petrochemical firm,

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : US HIGHLIGHTS ADVANTAGES OF NUCLEAR DEAL, BUT ACKNOWLEDGES STALL WITH IRAN"The United States continues to pursue the path of diplomacy to achieve a mutual return to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action," Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson said in a statement.
47% : The State and Treasury Departments announced Monday that they are taking actions against companies they say have helped an Iranian petrochemical firm sell their products, providing significant revenue to Tehran.
43% : Iran had previously imposed sanctions on 51 other Americans in January of this year, and 24 in April.
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."
29% : The move comes weeks after Iran announced it was imposing sanctions on 61 Americans, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former National Security Adviser John Bolton, and Rudy Giuliani.
25% : The actions are being taken pursuant to Executive Order 13846, a 2018 order from then-President Donald Trump that reimposed sanctions against Iran after the U.S. pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal.

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