Trump says US to hit Iran with ‘major’ new sanctions Monday
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(Worthy News) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States would impose “major” new sanctions on Iran in two days — a move sure to exacerbate tensions with the Islamic republic inflamed by the downing of a US spy plane.
Trump tamped down the threat of military action on Friday, when he called off retaliatory strikes at the last-minute because the response was not “proportionate” to the drone’s destruction over the Strait of Hormuz.
But he had said military action is still an option and brandished the threat of sanctions ever since. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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