JUST IN: Treasury Sec. Mnuchin announces additional sanctions against Iran. 'The president has been very clear: we will continue to apply economic sanctions until Iran stops its terrorist activities and commits that it will never have nuclear weapons.'
January 10, 2020, 3:55 PM24/7 coverage of breaking news and live eventsSecretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin detailed new sanctions on
Mnuchin said the administration was committed"to stop the Iranian regime's global terrorist activities." He said the sanctions would hit"other leaders close to the ayatollah" and would"deny the regime the resources to carry out its destructive foreign policy, saying they would cost Iran"billions in revenue.
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