The additional sanctions included a freeze on the assets of those linked to nuclear development and tighter supervision of financial transactions.
There are also restrictions on fresh Japanese investments in oil and gas development projects in Iran. The sanctions will be unilaterally carried out by Japan.
The fresh sanctions, approved by the Japanese Cabinet, added to the measures announced on early August in line with a U.N. Security Council resolution.
The U.N. Security Council on June 9 adopted a resolution to impose fresh sanctions on Iran after the country continued to defy international calls to comply with its obligations under the International Atomic Energy Agency in relation to its nuclear program.
Iran has been maintaining that its nuclear program is strictly for peaceful purposes.
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