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The Latest U.S. Sanctions Against Iran

The Treasury Department’s action is related to the Islamic republic’s ballistic-missile program.
Source: Mahmood Hosseini / TIMA / Reuters

The U.S. Treasury Department slapped new sanctions on Iran related to its ballistic-missile program, a day after President Trump certified that the Islamic republic was in compliance with the nuclear deal signed in 2015.

The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 16 entities and individuals for what it said was “engaging in support of illicit Iranian actors

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