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US imposes new sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel

An Iranian military truck carries an Arash drone during a military parade in Tehran, as part of a ceremony marking Iran's annual National Army Day on April 17 [File: Atta Kenare/AFP]

The administration of United States President Joe Biden has imposed new sanctions on Iran in response to its missile and drone attack on Israel, as tensions mount over the possibility of further escalation in the Middle East.

In a statement on Thursday, Biden said the sanctions targeted “leaders and entities connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s Defense Ministry, and the Iranian government’s missile and drone program that enabled” the April 13 attack on Israel.

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