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U.S. restores Iran sanctions lifted under Obama nuclear deal

By MATTHEW LEE by more than 1 million bar-
AP Diplomatic Writer rels per day.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The He said the Iranian econo-
Trump administration on my is already reeling from
Friday restored U.S. sanc- the earlier sanctions, with
tions on Iran that had been the currency losing half its
lifted under the 2015 nu- value since April and the
clear deal, but carved out prices of fruit, poultry, eggs
exemptions for eight coun- and milk skyrocketing.
tries that can still import oil Some Iran hawks in Con-
from the Islamic Republic gress and elsewhere said
without penalty. Friday’s move should have
The sanctions take effect gone even further. They
Monday and cover Iran’s were hoping for Iran to be
shipping, financial and en- disconnected from the
ergy sectors. They are the main international financial
second batch the admin- messaging network known
istration has re-imposed as SWIFT. With limited ex-
since Trump withdrew from ceptions, the re-imposed
the landmark accord in U.S. sanctions will hit Iran
May. The 2015 deal, one as well as countries that do
of former President Barack not stop importing Iranian
Obama’s biggest dip- This combination of two pictures shows U.S. President Donald Trump, left, on July 22, 2018, and oil and foreign firms that
lomatic achievements, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Feb. 6, 2018. do business with blacklisted
gave Iran billions of dol- Associated Press Iranian entities, including
lars in sanctions relief in its nuclear work. Friday’s down the path toward countries, which other of- its central bank, a number
exchange for curbs on its announcement comes economic disaster.” ficials said would include of private financial institu-
nuclear program, which just days before congres- Secretary of State Mike U.S. allies such as Turkey, It- tions, and state-run port
many believed it was using sional midterm elections Pompeo said the sanctions aly, India, Japan and South and shipping firms, as well
to develop atomic weap- in the U.S., allowing Trump are “aimed at fundamen- Korea, had made efforts to as hundreds of individual
ons. Trump repeatedly de- to highlight his decision to tally altering the behavior eliminate their imports but Iranian officials.
nounced the agreement withdraw from the deal — of the Islamic Republic of could not complete the “Our ultimate aim is to
as the “worst ever” negoti- a move that was popular Iran.” He has issued a list of task by Monday. compel Iran to permanent-
ated by the United States among Republicans. Short- 12 demands that Iran must The waivers will be valid for ly abandon its well-docu-
and said it gave Iran too ly after the announcement, meet to get the sanctions six months, during which mented outlaw activities
much in return for too little. Trump tweeted what looks lifted that include an end time the importing coun- and behave as a normal
But proponents as well as like a movie poster image to its support for terrorism try can buy Iranian oil but country,” Pompeo told re-
the other parties to the of himself that takes cre- and military engagement must deposit Iran’s revenue porters in a conference call
deal — Britain, China, ative inspiration from the TV in Syria and a halt to nucle- in an escrow account. Iran with Treasury Secretary Ste-
France, Germany, Russia series “Game of Thrones” ar and ballistic missile de- can spend the money but ven Mnuchin.
and the European Union — with the tagline “Sanctions velopment. only on a narrow range of Mnuchin said 700 more Ira-
have vehemently defend- are Coming, November 5.” Pompeo said eight na- humanitarian items. nian companies and peo-
ed it. The Europeans have In a statement issued Fri- tions will receive temporary Pompeo defended the oil ple would be added to the
mounted a drive to save day night, Trump said, “Our waivers allowing them to waivers and noted that sanctions rolls. Those, he
the agreement without the objective is to force the re- continue to import Iranian since May, when the U.S. said, would include more
U.S., fearing that the new gime into a clear choice: petroleum products as began to press countries than 300 that had not been
sanctions will drive Iran to either abandon its destruc- they move to end such im- to stop buying Iranian oil, included under previous
pull out and resume all of tive behavior or continue ports entirely. He said those Iran’s exports had dropped sanctions.q

High court declines to extend halt to climate change lawsuit

By JESSICA GRESKO Court temporarily halted The Supreme Court also young people, ages 11 to develop a national climate
Associated Press the trial earlier this month. didn’t rule out bringing the 22, who argue that govern- recovery plan.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The On Friday evening, the case back to the justices ment officials have known The federal government
Supreme Court on Friday high court declined to ex- after the appeals court for more than 50 years that under the Obama and
declined for now to stop a tend the temporary halt rules. Justice Clarence carbon pollution from fossil Trump administrations has
lawsuit filed by young ac- to the case. The court said Thomas and Justice Neil fuels was causing climate tried repeatedly to get the
tivists who say the govern- in a three-page, unsigned Gorsuch said they would change and that policies case dismissed since it was
ment isn’t doing enough to order that ordinarily the have extended the halt to on oil and gas deprive filed in 2015 but have so far
prevent climate change. request the government the case. them of life, liberty and been unsuccessful. Trump
But the high court told the made to the justices for One of the lawyers for the property. administration lawyers had
Trump administration that the case to be dismissed young people brining the The young people also say argued that the lawsuit is
the government can still has to be made to a lower case, Julia Olson, said in a the government has failed an attempt to “redirect
petition a lower court to court first. The high court statement Friday night that to protect natural resourc- federal environmental and
dismiss the case as the gov- said “adequate relief may they have asked for an im- es as a “public trust” for fu- energy policies through the
ernment had asked the be available” from the U.S. mediate status conference ture generations. The law- courts rather than through
high court to do. Court of Appeals for the 9th to get the case “back on suit wants a court to order the political process, by as-
Trial in the case had been Circuit. That court has pre- track for trial in the next the government to take serting a new and unsup-
scheduled to begin ear- viously declined requests to week.” action to quickly phase out ported fundamental due
lier this week in Eugene, dismiss the case at earlier The case against the gov- carbon dioxide emissions to process right to certain cli-
Oregon, but the Supreme stages. ernment was brought by 21 a certain level by 2100 and mate conditions.” q