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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir receives new Bangladesh envoy US targets Iran Firms to pay for with currency, auto sanctions WASHINGTON: The US yes- staff, families terday ratcheted up efforts to isolate Iran, targeting it with currency and auto-sector sanctions. President Barack Obama medical cover imposed sanctions on foreign financial institutions that conduct or facilitate significant transac- tions in the Iranian rial currency. Emir issues health insurance law In an executive order, he also approved sanctions against people BY MOBIN PANDIT employers have bought them who do business with Iran’s auto- health insurance. The rule will mobile sector, which the White DOHA: Qatar yesterday put in apply to RP renewals as well. House said was a major source of force the much-awaited health The insurance system must revenue for Tehran. insurance law which makes cover, as per the law, medical The US and Western powers it compulsory for employers services starting from the basics have imposed economic sanc- across all sectors to provide like preventive services such as tions to pressure Iran into halting medical cover to their foreign vaccinations, treatment of ail- what they say is a drive to build a workers and their families. ments, rehabilitation in the cases nuclear weapon. Tehran says its The law bars employers from where necessary, as well as regu- nuclear programme is for gener- making any deductions from lar medical check-ups.