The U.S. Treasury Department announced that John Herlihy, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, will begin a tour of the Middle East and Europe starting this Friday, as the administration of President Donald Trump seeks to increase pressure on Iran.
According to the statement, Herlihy, the Treasury’s top sanctions official, will visit Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Lebanon in the coming days, marking his first trip to the Middle East since taking office.
Following his re-election, Trump reinstated his “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran, aimed at preventing Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon.
Herlihy said in the statement, “President Trump has made it clear that Iran’s terrorist and destabilizing activities must be confronted with sustained and coordinated pressure.”
He added, “I look forward to meeting with our partners to coordinate efforts to deny Iran and its proxies access to the financial resources they rely on to evade international sanctions, fund violence, and undermine regional stability.”
The statement noted that Herlihy will discuss strengthening Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Tehran, particularly targeting its regional allies.
In Turkey, he will explore ways of “bilateral cooperation to stop malicious activities in the region and sanctions evasion.”
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