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Investment Goldman Management a Timeline: US-Iran Tensions Rise Division Recent Key Events in US-Iran Relations 7/14/2015 10/13/2017 5/8/2018 8/6/2018 11/4/2018 4/8/2019 5/2/2019 5/3/2019 5/5/2019 5/8/2019 5/8/2019 5/9/2019 5/12/2019 5/14/2019 5/15/2019 5/19/2019 5/21/2019 JCPOA JCPOA JCPOA Sanctions Sanctions Diplomatic Action Sanctions Military Military JCPOA Sanctions Military Military Military Diplomatic Action Military Military * JCPOA: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action” Source: Investment Strategy Group, White House, US Treasury, New York Times, Bloomberg, Wail Street Journal. JCPOA* finalized between Iran and P5+1 President Trump de-certifies compliance of Iran with JCPOA President Trump withdraws from the nuclear agreement Reimposition of sanctions on Iran (precious metals, currency, sovereign debt) Sanctions imposed on Iranian petroleum, shipping sector, energy sector, etc. Six-month waivers issued to eight countries that purchase Iranian oil US announces it will designate the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization Waivers for Iranian oil purchases not renewed US intelligence suggests mobilization of Iranian forces, including photos showing IRGC loading missiles onto ships Bolton announces US to deploy carrier strike group and bomber task force to the Persian Gulf, promising "any attack on US interests or on those of our allies will be met with unrelenting force” including attacks "by proxy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or regular Iranian forces” Iran announces it will end compliance with parts of the JCPOA, including uranium enrichment US imposes sanctions on Iranian industrial metals sector Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan presents updated military plan to send up to 120 thousand troops to the Middle East if Iran attacks US forces or accelerates work on nuclear weapons 3-4 oil tankers reportedly damaged in a "sabotage" attack off the coast of the UAE Houthi drones attack Saudi cross-country oil pipeline US withdraws embassy staff from lraq A rocket is fired into Baghdad's Green Zone near the US embassy A Houthi drone attacks an arms depot at the Najran airport in southern Saudi Arabia 3 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_026947