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Sigal Mandelker, under-secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism
and Financial Intelligence, told reporters in Singapore the
United States had placed additional "intense pressure" on Iran
this week.
"It's very important that these countries have important
visibility into the different ways the Iranian regime uses to
deceive the international community in connection with shipment
of oil," she said, referring to her talks in Singapore and
Malaysia.
She said would stress the inherent risks in dealing with Iran in
meetings over coming days with government officials in Malaysia,
Singapore and India.
"This trip follows on the heels of additional intense pressure
we have placed on Iran. In just the last week, we took action
against nuclear scientists and agencies and other key personnel
involved with the Iranian regime's past nuclear weapons
entities," Mandelker said.
"We are making them radioactive to the international community."
Action had been taken this week against a network involved in an
Iranian sanctions evasion scheme - a network that includes
Iran-, UAE- and Turkey-based front companies, she said.
Mandelker said she was due to meet Singapore's home, finance and
trade ministries on Friday. She met officials at its central
bank on Thursday.
She said the United States was also bringing "maximum pressure"
on the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro.
(Reporting by John Geddie; editing by Robert Birsel)
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