The US on Friday ratcheted up sanctions on Iran to include its manufacturing and construction sectors on a week that tensions between the two countries drew closer to a direct military confrontation, the Agency reports. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also annou»»»

The US on Friday ratcheted up sanctions on Iran to include its manufacturing and construction sectors on a week that tensions between the two countries drew closer to a direct military confrontation, Anadolu Agency reports. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also a»»»

The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday in retaliation for its missile attack on US forces in Iraq this week, vowing to further tighten the screws on the Iranian economy if Tehran continued to engage in what it described as terrorist acts. The targets of the sanctions included Ir»»»

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announce new sanctions on Iran in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed more sanctions on Iran on Friday»»»