INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- In real Hollywood style, the U.S
declares it has actually relieved sanctions on Syria, but it didnt and this is not Hollywood
This is a natural catastrophe with bodies stuck under the rubble
administration would not have issued its so-called license 23 to supposedly reduce the sanctions on Syria, had it not been for the
increasing global pressure on Washington to end its sanctions on the Arab nation
As pressure mounted on the U.S
to enable humanitarian aid to flow into the nation following the huge deadly earthquake that struck regions in southern Turkey and northern
Syria, Washington was forced to alter its tact.The paradox is of course that after the earthquake struck, the U.S
State Department highly hit back at what it described as incorrect press reports about U.S
sanctions impeding the shipment of humanitarian aid to Syrians affected by the disastrous natural catastrophe
or worldwide sanctions include humanitarian, medical, food, and other help exemptions
President Joe Biden was clear when he stated the U.S
was prepared to offer any and all types of aid to individuals of Syria, and the U.S
is not avoiding any nations from doing so, a State Department authorities stated in a video published on social networks
The United States waits the Syrian individuals, another State Department authorities, this time speaking in Arabic
It declared in a 2nd video posted on social networks that also pretty much duplicated the very first statement in a bid to please the Arab
world.After all the publicity that the U.S
sanctions are not hampering help and rescue efforts, it was clear the international community was not purchasing it.Amid an increasingly
popular global project to end the sanctions on Damascus, the U.S
Treasury Department provided Syria General License 23 to attempt and end the international limelights
Now headings checked out: U.S
reveals 180-day exemption to Syria sanctions for catastrophe aid Or U.S
Exempts Earthquake Aid to Syria From Sanctions Has anybody questioned why the U.S
has allegedly exempted sanctions for help to Syria after it had strongly announced that humanitarian, medical, food, and other aid are
In any case, the Treasury Department hasnt ended the sanctions on Syria but did a fantastic job in twisting the headlines and still managed
to humiliate itself over its military occupation of the country in addition to its violation of Syrias sovereignty
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury released General License No 23, aka GL23, which suspends the
restriction on particular transactions related to Syria for 6 months (until August 8, 2023)
License 23 states that the cash transferor bears the obligation to show the connection of its transfer to the seismic relief efforts, and
financial institutions and exchange business from the obligation to prove the transfers connection to the earthquake relief efforts unless
they know beforehand, or have factor to know (so literally), that they are not connected to it.If anything Washington has actually made it
more complex to make monetary transactions to assist in aid efforts in Syria by maintaining that fear aspect of dealing with penalty if you
dont provide evidence the cash is heading for the quake relief efforts
Lifting the restriction on transferring funds to Syria for the purpose of funding seismic relief efforts does not use to the Syrian state or
any of its institutions or branches, consisting of the Syrian Central Bank, and does not use to any company or association managed by the
Syrian state, directly or indirectly, inside and outside Syria
It likewise does not use to any person working for any of these entities.Finally, License 23 does not exempt anybody from compliance with
federal law.The press release posted in combination with License 23 on the U.S
Treasury site mentions that it is a continuation of its policy of reducing humanitarian sanctions for the United Nations, NGOs, and the
government to participate in financial deals in assistance of particular non-profit activities (i.e
not all) in Syria.The same press release goes on to state that the U.S
Treasury Department will continue to monitor the scenario in Syria, and will continue to engage with key humanitarian and catastrophe relief
actors, consisting of NGOs, worldwide companies, and key partners and allies, to understand the crucial obstacles they may face in
providing services in Syria.The amusing thing is that License 23 validates the restriction on importing Syrian oil into the United States
of America, except with a special authorization, according to Section 542.208 of the sanctions routine against Syria.This is funny,
obviously, because the United States and its proxies manage 90% of the Syrian oil wells, the majority of which are delivered to northern
Iraq, where they are sold at low prices, in some cases as low as $15 per barrel, then refined and used in your area, or blended with oil
there to be purchased by some local countries
Others are exported to different locations, including the Zionist regime of Israel
The eastern region of Syria, which is under the U.S
occupation, is where the Syrian soil is stolen.What does the U.S
administration wish to acquire from providing License No
23? Hollywood movies are the item of American mentality
The basics of Hollywood remains in the image and impression it provides, and making the extraordinary believable by manipulation
The expected media and political impact of the issuance of License No
23 is much more essential than its actual financial and monetary impact.License 23, firstly, is directed at international and American
organizations, their affiliated non-governmental organizations, and U.S
It omits whatever related to the Syrian state and its institutions and companies from exempting the transfer of funds for relief functions,
especially the Central Bank of Syria
Any earthquake relief effort should take place away from the Syrian state
To put it simply, it needs to contribute to undermining the sovereignty of the Syrian state, or it will not take place.License 23, secondly,
is partial, particular and momentary
It does not drop a system of built up sanctions that deny Syria of medical devices and equipment, which permits Syria to perform real relief
work, primary of which are the main pillars of the Caesar law that targets the oil and gas sectors, restoration and air travel in Syria
It is necessary to note that sanctions have been troubled the Central Bank of Syria considering that 2004, which effectively got rid of the
nation from the worldwide financial system
License 23, which claims that humanitarian materials are not subject to U.S
sanctions, opposes a new U.S
chastening code, the Captagon law, the execution of which will be revealed in June, and will straight threaten the Syrian pharmaceutical
sector.However, License 23, furthermore, represents an effort to absorb the mounting popular pressure after the earthquake to lift the siege
on Syria, which is a hostile blockade, not just sanctions
It is absolutely nothing however a shoddy media effort to protect the face of the U.S
administration after its image of defending human rights was strongly shaken.License 23, Fifthly, represents an escape for some Arab
states that are effectively besieging Syria, even if the decision to implement the sanctions and blockade was an American-Zionist one.It
accommodates local and worldwide pressure, after the earthquake, to lift sanctions on Syria, without the whole sanctions routine system
collapsing.In short, License 23 should be put in its proper place as an insult to the Syrians, Arabs, and all the complimentary people of
the world, as it is shameful that a little office situated opposite the U.S
Treasury in Washington chooses how 22 Arab nations and all nations of the world should treat Damascus.However, License 23 did not lift the
sanctions nor made the delivery of humanitarian aid any much easier
