By Arshad Mohammed and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Chinese and Emirati companies and on a
The United States yesterday imposed sanctions on Chinese and Emirati companies and on a network of Iranian firms that help export Iran s petrochemicals, a step that may raise pressure on Tehran to .
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On June 16, the United States sanctioned a network smuggling Iranian petrochemical products, a class of chemicals derived from oil and natural gas essential to manufacturing paints, plastics, solar panels, medicine and mobile phones that facilitate modern life. The goods were exported to China and other countries in East Asia. The Treasury Department named two men and nine companies operating in Iran, China, and the United Arab Emirates. The move marks a tightening of U.S.