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Trump administration places new sanctions on 26 targets connected to Iran

Trump administration places new sanctions on 26 targets connected to Iran

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The US Department of Treasury, America's finance ministry, confirmed the penalties by putting a notice on its website on Thursday. This latest round of government restrictions specifically singles out 16 individuals and 10 different organisations. The brief online update states that all of these newly penalised groups and people are being targeted over their direct links to Iran.

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