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Santo Domingo. - Japan has re-imposed sanctions on Iran for its nuclear program, following the re-imposition of restrictive measures ordered by the United Nations due to Tehran's lack of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs detailed in a statement, published on Monday night, the freezing of assets of 78 entities headed by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), and 43 individuals mainly linked to the nuclear and defense program.
Japan also prohibits Iranian companies from investing in Japanese companies engaged in nuclear technology, as well as the transfer of funds to Iran for the development of nuclear or missile technologies, and the import of nuclear and missile-related products from Iran.
The reintroduction of restrictive measures by Japan comes after the reactivation this Sunday of UN sanctions, after the United Nations Security Council rejected a resolution presented by Russia and China to grant a six-month extension to Tehran.
Following the sanctions imposed in 2006 by the UN Security Council, the Asian country then established a series of punitive measures on Tehran on account of its nuclear development, which in 2015 were practically lifted in their entirety after the agreement to limit the nuclear program of the Persian country between Tehran and the world powers, and which was abandoned by the United States in 2018.
This Monday, the Council of the European Union (EU), which brings together the member states, also agreed to reintroduce a series of sanctions against Iran for the country's nuclear proliferation activities.
Japan, the only country to have suffered an attack with nuclear weapons, is a strong advocate for nuclear non-proliferation and, following the latest developments, asked Iran not to abandon that path.
Tehran has called the reimposition of sanctions "illegal and unjustified" and has urged countries not to comply with them.
