{"id":328388,"date":"2025-02-05T22:28:44","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328388"},"modified":"2025-02-05T22:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T21:30:43","slug":"details-of-u-s-executive-order-to-reinstate-maximum-pressure-ending-irans-threats-and-nuclear-blackmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/details-of-u-s-executive-order-to-reinstate-maximum-pressure-ending-irans-threats-and-nuclear-blackmail\/","title":{"rendered":"Details of U.S. Executive Order to Reinstate Maximum Pressure: Ending Iran\u2019s Threats and Nuclear Blackmail"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The U.S. White House and President’s Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order reactivating the maximum pressure campaign against the clerical regime in Iran. The National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-2), issued on February 4, 2025, aims to completely eliminate Iran\u2019s ability to develop nuclear weapons, and intercontinental ballistic missiles, and disrupt its regional destabilization efforts.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The memorandum directs multiple U.S. agencies to enact wide-ranging economic, diplomatic, and legal measures to counter Iran\u2019s nuclear, military, and financial activities. <\/span>The U.S. President declared<\/span><\/a>: <\/span>“Iran’s nuclear program, including its enrichment- and reprocessing-related capabilities and nuclear-capable missiles, poses an existential danger to the United States and the entire civilized world.”<\/p>\n

Key Objectives of U.S. Policy Toward Iran<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

The executive order lays out four main priorities for U.S. policy:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Neutralize Iran\u2019s global terrorist network and regional aggression campaign.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Disrupt and weaken the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its proxy forces by cutting off financial resources.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Counter Iran\u2019s missile development program and other asymmetric and conventional weapons advancements.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Actionable Measures Implemented Under the Executive Order<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

    The directive assigns specific responsibilities to U.S. government agencies to execute the maximum pressure strategy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    1. U.S. Department of the Treasury \u2013 Financial and Economic Sanctions<\/span><\/h3>\n

    The Treasury Department is mandated to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n