US levies new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank

San Diego Union-Tribune Monday 6th February, 2012

WASHINGTON -; President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on the Islamic republic, including its Central Bank, in a move to enforce a law he signed in December. In a letter to Congress Monday, Obama said the tougher sanctions are warranted "particularly in light of the deceptive practices of the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks...

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