US issues Iran sanctions to enforce UN action ignored by international community

The Hill: The Trump administration announced an executive order and new unilateral sanctions against Iran on Monday aimed at enforcing United Nations sanctions that most members of the international body are dismissing as illegitimate.

“My actions today send a clear message to the Iranian regime and those in the international community who refuse to stand up to Iran,” President Trump said in a statement. “The United States will not allow the Iranian regime to further advance capabilities to directly threaten and terrorize the rest of the world.”

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