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US to warn UAE banks, firms against sanctioned Iran dealings

The Wall Street Journal reports that US officials will warn petrochemical companies, private firms and banks of "extreme risk" for noncompliance.
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The Biden administration will send a senior delegation to the United Arab Emirates next week to ramp up economic pressure on entities doing business with Iran. 

Reuters reports that US officials will warn banks that are not in compliance with American sanctions on the Islamic Republic that they could be sanctioned or penalized for their transactions. A State Department spokesperson told the news agency that the United States has evidence of sanctions noncompliance.

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