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Trump Signs Iran Sanctions Extension to 2031 as UNGA Diplomacy Opens

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Trump Signs Iran Sanctions Extension to 2031 as UNGA Diplomacy Opens

⚖️ SANCTIONS — Extended through 2031 while Araghchi boards the plane to New York. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Locking sanctions to 2031 removes the expiry leverage Tehran would negotiate against. Any Araghchi-Rubio margin deal at UNGA now has no automatic relief mechanism to offer Iran. Congress just narrowed Trump's own dealmaking room — he can waive but not unilaterally lift. Tehran's hardliners gain: why settle when the ceiling is already capped?

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