U.S. Sanctions Target Iran's Central Bank : NPR: The new measure signed into law by President Obama imposes sanctions on financial institutions that deal with Iran's central bank. That's in addition to existing international sanctions. Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran specialist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, tells Steve Inskeep that the new sanctions could put tremendous pressure on Iran's economy.
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For this new year, Congress gave President Obama the power to impose new sanctions on Iran.
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