In June, the United Nations imposed sanctions aimed specifically at restricting the financial resources of the Revolutionary Guards and its affiliate companies.
The European Union adopted new unilateral sanctions against Iran on Thursday, a day after the Obama administration imposed penalties aimed at closing loopholes that enabled companies to evade previous international sanctions.
In 2008, the United States imposed sanctions aimed at shutting down a Venezuelan-based bank that it said was operating closely with an Iranian bank that helped finance Iran's weapons development program.
The Obama administration has exempted its current military campaign in Syria and Iraq from strict standards imposed last year aimed at preventing civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes, Yahoo News reported Tuesday.
Second, an energy shortage obliged the government to impose rationing aimed at cutting electricity consumption by a fifth.
In addition, officials in Europe, Canada and the United States are considering imposing fees aimed at limiting trading volume or paying for the cost of greater oversight.
If China doesn't comply, they say, the United States should impose tariffs aimed at making Chinese products more expensive and American products more competitive.
It and other fast-food restaurants also are facing increased pressure from local governments that are moving to impose regulations aimed at improving the nutritional value of the food they serve.
If the eliminativist thinks that assertion only imposes the aim of expressing a truth, then he can consistently assert that 'know' is a defective term.
On Jan . 11U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton noted, "The Obama administration has concluded that the best way to pressure Iran to come clean on its nuclear ambitions is to impose sanctions aimed at the country's ruling elite".
However, it still remains to be seen whether the self-imposed aims of sustainable, inclusive and conflict-poor land use can be fulfilled, as the influence of public planning is declining in times of privatization and weakening social cohesion (Fig. 8).
