US issues sweeping sanctions that target Iranian arms industry
Pompeo also announced sanctions against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, whose presidency is contested.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks next to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, during a news conference to announce the Trump administration's restoration of sanctions on Iran, at the U.S. State Department in Washington, U.S., S(photo credit: PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByOMRI NAHMIAS, TOVAH LAZAROFF
