Tehran has responded to Joe Biden’s threat to end its nuclear programme by force if necessary to prevent the country from obtaining a nuclear weapon and sanctioned dozens of current and former US officials.
The move, which is almost entirely symbolic and will have little to no effect given that no one targeted by the sanctions has assets in Iran or does business with entities that do, is nevertheless a sign that Iranian officials were watching when the US president told an Israeli news channel that he would use military force as a “last resort” to stop the development of a nuclear missile by Iran.
