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Trump signs Executive Order 13846, reimposing first tranche of JCPOA sanctions

Trump signed Executive Order 13846, reimposing the first batch of JCPOA-related sanctions after the 90-day wind-down period. Targeted Iran's trade in US dollars, gold, precious metals, the automotive sector, and the Iranian rial. This was the beginning of the largest sanctions architecture ever built against a single country.