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U.S. Refuses European Requests for Exemptions from New Sanctions on Iran
(NBC News) Dan De Luce - The U.S. has rejected an appeal from Britain, France and Germany to grant broad exemptions from new sanctions to European firms doing business in Iran, NBC News reported Saturday. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wrote that the U.S. would grant only limited exceptions based on national security or humanitarian grounds.