Trump mulls restoring Iran nuclear sanctions to support protesters

Published January 5, 2018 5:01am ET



President Trump’s team is engaged in a serious but discrete internal discussion about whether to renew the key sanctions waived under the terms of the Iran nuclear agreement, administration allies said following a meeting this week at the White House.

National Security Council officials hosted a group of like-minded foreign policy experts Tuesday evening to discuss the U.S. response to the Iran protests. The most dramatic move would be to renew sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran, which former President Barack Obama waived when he implemented the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

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