Bloomberg: U.S. Adds Sanctions on Iran Over Ballistic Missile Program
* Six companies targeted in announcement by U.S. Treasury
* U.S. will ‘aggressively counter’ Iran’s program, Mnuchin says
The U.S. moved to add more sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile program as President Donald Trump signals increasing frustration with the Islamic Republic and the accord over its nuclear program reached during the Obama administration.
The Treasury Department announced Friday it was adding six companies associated with Iran’s Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, which it said is “central to Iran’s ballistic missile program.”
“The U.S. Government will continue to aggressively counter Iran’s ballistic missile-related activity, whether it be a provocative space launch, its development of threatening ballistic missile systems, or likely support to Yemeni Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia such as occurred this past weekend,” Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin said in a statement.
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WNU Editor: Apparently the Iranian satellite missile launch was a failure .... U.S. Officials: Iranian Satellite Launch Suffered “Catastrophic Failure” (The Tower).
Update: Iran is saying the launch was successful .... see here.
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