South Korea announces sanctions against Iran

Image via WikipediaSouth Korea announces sanctions against Iran
Seoul (AFP) Sept 9, 2010 - South Korea said it would penalise a key Iranian bank and put all financial transactions with Tehran under strict government supervision as part of sanctions over its nuclear programme. Foreign ministry spokesman Kim Young-Sun said Wednesday the government would impose a "heavy penalty" on the Seoul branch of Bank Mellat, which allegedly facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in transac ... more

US to press China, UAE, others on Iran sanctions

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_to_press_China_UAE_others_on_Iran_sanctions_999.html The United States announced Thursday that top officials will fan out starting next week to China, the United Arab Emirates, and other key countries in support of tighter sanctions against Iran. "China is of concern to us in this regard," Robert Einhorn, the US State Department's special adviser for nonproliferation and arms control, told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Einhorn said he and Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel Glaser would visit China at the "end of August" as part of a push to "raise this at the highest levels."
"We need for them to enforce the Security Council resolutions conscientiously and we also need for them not to 'backfill' when responsible countries have distanced themselves from Iran," he said.
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