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Urgent: U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran

Xinhua, January 17, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United States announced on Sunday new sanctions relating to Iran's ballistic missile program, a day after the Obama administration lifted sanctions on Iran's nuclear program.

Five Iranian nationals and 11 companies were added to an American blacklist, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. Enditem