Treasury sanctions China, Hong Kong, UAE entities tied to Iran petrochemicals sales

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Talks have stalled between the US and Iran to revive the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, despite widespread expectations of a deal in early-2021.
49% : "Absent a deal, we will continue to use our sanctions authorities to limit exports of petroleum, petroleum products, and petrochemical products from Iran," Brian Nelson, Treasury's undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement.
43% : "The United States will continue to expose the networks Iran uses to conceal sanctions evasion activities."
43% : Risks are rising that a derailment of the talks could cause the US and the EU to intensify sanctions, after Tehran moved to disconnect 27 nuclear surveillance cameras, according to Platts Analytics by S&P Global Commodity Insights, which had already stripped a nuclear deal and Iranian export growth from its 2022 outlook.

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