WASHINGTON (JTA) — On the eve of a deadline for an Iran nuclear deal, President Obama exercised a routine renewal of sanctions against the country.
The presidential determination issued Friday, three days before the deadline, declared that there are sufficient alternative sources of oil production to justify continuing sanctions targeting Iran’s energy sector.
Such determinations are required periodically by law.
The deal between Iran and the major powers would reduce sanctions over time in exchange for guarantees that Iran is not advancing toward a nuclear weapons program.
