Except as otherwise authorized, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to March 16, 1995, the following are prohibited:
(a)
The entry into or performance by a United States person, or the approval by a United States person of the entry into or performance by an entity owned or controlled by a United States person, of:
(1)
A contract that includes overall supervision and management responsibility for the development of petroleum resources located in Iran, or
(2)
A guaranty of another person's performance under such contract; or
(b)
The entry into or performance by a United States person, or the approval by a United States person of the entry into or performance by an entity owned or controlled by a United States person, of
(1)
A contract for the financing of the development of petroleum resources located in Iran, or
(2)
A guaranty of another person's performance under such a contract.