Trump Reinstates "Maximum Pressure" Sanctions Enforcement on Iran

Reinstituting a policy from his first administration, President Donald Trump has instructed the State Department to “impose maximum economic pressure on the government of Iran,” including ramped-up enforcement of the extensive list of existing sanctions. 

The executive order is intended to deny Iran the ability to make nuclear weapons and the ballistic missile systems it needs to deliver them. Iran has been ramping up its enriched uranium production program, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, and is making large quantities of 60% enriched uranium – a stepping-stone …