Trump administration plans "flood" of sanctions on Iran by Jan. 20

Axios ^ | November 8, 2020

[11th_VA]

The Trump administration, in coordination with Israel and several Gulf states, is pushing a plan to slap a long string of new sanctions on Iran in the 10 weeks left until Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, two Israeli sources briefed on the effort told me.

Why it matters: The Trump administration believes such a “flood” of sanctions will increase pressure on the Iranians and make it harder for the Biden administration to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, the Israeli sources told me.

Behind the scenes: In the last several weeks, the Trump administration — with the encouragement and assistance of part of the Israeli diplomatic and security establishment — has prepared a “target bank” of Iranian entities that will be sanctioned.

Abrams said in a closed briefing several days ago that the Trump administration wants to announce a new set of sanctions on Iran every week until Jan. 20, a source who was privy to the briefing told me. The Israeli sources told me the planned sanctions are not connected to the Iranian nuclear program — such sanctions are more likely to be canceled by a Biden administration and open the door to reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.

[11th_VA]

Good - Trump should drive a ‘hard bargain ‘ to finish this year’s budget deal - if he has to shut down the Government, do it. House Rats will have fewer members to get a deal in the next Congress. Give them two budgets to resolve next year.

[StoneWall Brigade]

Awesome squeeze out the Islamic Nazi’s even more.

[gasport]

Flood sanctions are more clear evidence of global warming.
~~~~~~~~~~~ <- rising sea levels

Do I have to?

[mmanager]

With four more years Trump will have the Middle East in calm that we haven’t seen in our lifetime.

Biden? War within four years. Again.

[elcid1970]

PDJT should slam down huge crippling sanctions on the mullahs, and if God forbid he has to leave office, he can tell Pedo Joe, “don’t like my sanctions on your Iranian pals? Then lift ‘em. America will love you for it.”

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