U.S. targets Chinese, UAE firms in new Iran oil sanctions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% :Reacting to the new sanctions, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a statement that Iran will respond "decisively and firmly" to the White House's continuation of sanctions.
43% : United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Chinese and other firms it said helped to sell tens of millions of dollars' in Iranian oil and petrochemical products to East Asia as it seeks to raise pressure on Tehran to curb its nuclear programme.
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."
31% : Efforts to resurrect the deal - under which Iran had curbed its nuclear programme in exchange for relief from U.S. and other sanctions - have so far failed, leading Washington to look for other ways to increase pressure on Tehran.
20% : Since taking office in 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden has been loath to sanction Chinese entities engaged in oil trade with Iran due to hopes of securing an agreement to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

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