Riranian Rug Embargo
Government put in place an embargo against goods from iran.
Riranian rug embargo. Iran s persian carpet industry fears having the rug pulled from under it by u s. Sanctions were first levied against iran in 1979 after the iran hostage crisis prohibiting the import of all goods from iran. By 2010 just before the latest round of sanctions were reinstated persian rug exports to the u s. Iran s persian rug industry previously brought in 425 million a year but with sanctions prohibiting the carpets from being imported to the us and limiting tourists ability to buy carpets in.
This includes persian rugs coming into or going out of the. The united states has imposed sanctions against iran including trade embargoes affecting persian rugs on and off since the hostage crisis that began in 1979. These sanctions were lifted in 1980 and the rugs flowed in again. Persian rug dealers are not new to sanctions on their businesses which have been on and off for over 30 years.
Sanctions last year nearly 100 million worth of persian carpets were exported to the u s. After the lifting of.