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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fatima Hussein

Trump administration imposes sanctions on some Iranian people and firms after UN decision

Trump administration sanctions announced Wednesday target dozens of companies and individuals involved in Iran's missile and military aircraft production, a new punishment intended to support recently reimposed U.N. penalties against Tehran over its nuclear program.

The “snapback” U.N. measures freeze Iranian assets abroad, halt arms deals with Tehran and penalize any development of Iran’s ballistic missile program, among other measures.

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