White House: We Enforce Iran Oil Sanctions, But Others Have to Do Likewise

ABRAMOWICZ A lot of ░░░░░░░░ have said that this ░░░░░░░░ sort of just a ░░░░░░░░ from the real issue ░░░░░░░░ is that essentially Iran ░░░░░░░░ getting a ton of ░░░░░░░░ through the exports of ░░░░░░░░ particularly to China despite ░░░░░░░░ and the sanctions have ░░░░░░░░ somewhat lightened How much ░░░░░░░░ the U S talking ░░░░░░░░ enforcing the sanctions in ░░░░░░░░ more significant way or ░░░░░░░░ ineffectiveness of those sanctions ░░░░░░░░ I would push back ░░░░░░░░ little bit on the ░░░░░░░░ that sanctions have been ░░░░░░░░ We have not lightened ░░░░░░░░ of the sanctions In ░░░░░░░░ we ve added additional ░░░░░░░░ some 400 sanctions on ░░░░░░░░ just since the beginning ░░░░░░░░ this administration And we ░░░░░░░░ absolutely committed to a ░░░░░░░░ and total enforcement Now ░░░░░░░░ other nations have to ░░░░░░░░ their sanctions as well ░░░░░░░░ certainly we talk to ░░░░░░░░ about that but the ░░░░░░░░ States has not backed ░░░░░░░░ on any sanctions Quite ░░░░░░░░ contrary we ve added ░░░░░░░░ increased our enforcement capability ░░░░░░░░ to mention that we ░░░░░░░░ increased our military presence ░░░░░░░░ the Gulf region and ░░░░░░░░ of course in the ░░░░░░░░ Med to deter would ░░░░░░░░ actors like Iran who ░░░░░░░░ want to try to ░░░░░░░░ advantage of this situation.”