The United States will impose new sanctions against Iran, particularly against its missile and drone program.

While I was busy sorting out the New Zealand CPI dog’s breakfast (read ps.), some US political reports came in:

New sanctions against Iran:

• against the missile and drone program
• against entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
• against the Ministry of Defense

More:

Jake Sullivan, White House national security adviser:

• We continue to work through the Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command to strengthen and further expand the successful integration of air and missile defense and early warning systems throughout the Middle East to
• These new sanctions and other measures will continue to exert constant pressure to contain and degrade Iran’s military capacity and effectiveness and address its overall problematic behavior.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

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