Iranian anti-sanctions US enterprises US sanctions against China, North Korea, United Arab Emirates and other 30 companies and individuals.
The Associated Press said that Iran’s sanctions list includes American real estate companies and arms companies, prohibiting them from doing business with Iranian companies and prohibiting their executives from visiting Iran. The commentary said that Iran’s sanctions are more symbolic, because at present, it seems that these enterprises have no business in Iran.
On the 24th, the State Council announced that it would impose sanctions on 30 companies and individuals from China, North Korea, United Arab Emirates and other countries, accusing them of participating in the proliferation of nuclear materials in Iran, North Korea and Syria.
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How is the Iranian economy?
Iran is one of the major economies in Asia. Iran’s economic strength ranks seventh in Asia (after China, Japan, India, South Korea, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia). According to the preliminary data of the Economic Accounts Bureau of the Bank of Iran in 2011, the nominal GDP of Iran was 4,304,264 billion Iranian riyals in 1389 (March 21, 2010-March 20, 2011), with a year-on-year increase of 20.8%. According to the comparable basic price in 1376, the real GDP was 539,219 billion Iranian rials, up 5.8% year-on-year. The GDP deflator was 798.24, a year-on-year change of 14.3%.
In 2011, the nominal basic price GDP of Iran was equivalent to US$ 416.313 billion, the nominal market price GDP was equivalent to US$ 419.101 billion, and the per capita nominal market price GDP was about US$ 5,610. The economy is dominated by oil exploration, and Iran’s petrochemical, steel and automobile manufacturing industries are also relatively developed. The electronics industry, nuclear industry and computer software and hardware industries are developing rapidly. Iran’s machinery manufacturing industry has made great progress. Khuzestan is a petroleum industrial zone and an important gateway to the sea.
Iran is rich in oil and is the fourth largest oil producer in the world and the second largest oil exporter of OPEC. Oil is the lifeblood of Iraq’s economy and one of the main sources of foreign exchange income, which accounts for more than half of Iraq’s total foreign exchange income. Iraq’s economy maintained steady growth. In 2010, Iraq’s GDP was US$ 411.4 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.9%, and its per capita GDP was US$ 5,478.
Iranian foreign policy
Iran pursues an independent and non-aligned foreign policy, opposes hegemonism, power politics and a unipolar world, and is willing to develop relations with all countries except Israel on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit. Advocate dialogue among different civilizations and establish a just and rational new international political and economic order. It holds that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a country should be respected, and each country has the right to choose the path of social development according to its own historical, cultural and religious traditions, and opposes western countries interfering in other countries’ internal affairs or imposing their own values on other countries under the pretext of democracy, freedom, human rights and disarmament. He believes that Israel is the main source of tension in the Middle East, supports the just struggle of the Palestinian people for the liberation of the occupied territories, and opposes the Arab-Israeli peace talks, but says that he will not take actions that interfere with or hinder the Middle East peace process. It advocates that peace and security in the Persian Gulf region should be achieved by the coastal countries through understanding and cooperation, and opposes foreign interference and foreign troops, expressing its willingness to become a stabilizing factor in the Persian Gulf region.
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The United States again sanctioned six China companies and three China citizens for the Iranian missile issue.
Zhongqing Online, Washington, March 25th (China Youth Daily, Ping Liu, correspondent of Zhongqing Online in the United States) On the afternoon of March 24th, local time, the State Council of the United States issued a statement, saying that it had decided to impose sanctions on 11 units and individuals who sold equipment and technologies related to weapons of mass destruction to Iran, North Korea and Syria in violation of the ban, including six China companies and three China citizens. This is the second round of US sanctions against China companies and individuals since Trump took office.
According to the statement, on March 21, the United States imposed sanctions on 30 companies and individuals in 10 countries according to the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-Proliferation Law. He also said that these sanctions are not aimed at these countries or their governments, but reflect the enduring commitment of the US government to non-proliferation and promoting global stability and security.
The six China companies sanctioned by the United States are: Beijing Hua Zheng Electric Co., Ltd. and Dalian Zhenghua Maoyi Youxian Gongsi. Ningbo New Century Import and Export Company Limited, Shenzhen Yatai Da High-Tech Company Ltd, China Science and Technology Carbon Graphite Manufacturing Corporation (Dalian) (SINOTECH (Dalian) Carbon and Graphic Corporation SCGC) and Skyrise Technology Corporation Limited. The three China citizens are Jack Qin (Qin Xianhua), Jack Wang (Wang Wei) and Karl Lee (Karl Lee). The other two sanctioned companies belong to North Korea and United Arab League.
The statement said that the United States has "conclusive evidence" that these companies and individuals provide or obtain from Iran, North Korea or Syria other materials, services, technologies and other components that may help develop weapons of mass destruction and missile proliferation.
The statement also stated that the sanctions came into effect on March 21, 2017 and were valid for two years. The contents include: American government agencies must not have any relationship with the above-mentioned units and individuals; Shall not provide any projects and sign contracts to these units and individuals; Shall not sell any arms to these units and individuals; No new business licenses and licenses will be issued to these units and individuals, and the licenses already issued will be revoked.
At the beginning of last month, the Trump administration made an attack on Iran’s missile development for the first time. On February 3rd, the US Treasury Department announced the first wave of sanctions against Iran after taking office, including two China companies including Ningbo New Century Import and Export Co., Ltd. and three China citizens. At that time, the heads of the two China companies both said that they only exported normal goods, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China also made representations to the United States. Lu Kang, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that she has taken note of the statements made by the companies concerned. China has always opposed any unilateral sanctions, especially if it harms the interests of third parties, it will not help to enhance mutual trust between the parties concerned, nor will it help the parties concerned to jointly solve some international problems.