Sentence examples for treasury action from inspiring English sources
The Treasury action means that Americans are barred from engaging in commercial or financial transactions with the six people.
Easing the sanctions sends the wrong message to Russia & to Deripaska," Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) tweeted, before voting with Democrats to try to block the Treasury action.
The Treasury action also applied to a Swiss-based Iranian oil-trading company, Naftiran Intertrade, which the Treasury said was owned by the National Iranian Oil Company, which has already been blacklisted.
The Treasury action came only a few weeks after an Iranian tennis referee, Adel Borghei, hired in May to work at the United States Open, was blocked from taking the job because of sanctions regulations enforced by the Treasury Department.
Mr. Rahman, another of the six people named in the Treasury action, is believed to have recently ascended to the No. 2 position in Al Qaeda, reporting directly to the organization's new leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, who took over after the death of Osama bin Laden.
The announcement, coming just a few days after diplomatic talks with Iran over the nuclear issue adjourned with no sign of progress, was the second high-profile Treasury action against those accused of violating the Iranian sanctions in less than a month.
Hence the Congressional action.
Historically, Presidential action has made the difference.
Sixty-five more await Senate action.
Mr. Obama hailed the Senate action.
