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Urgent: U.S. slaps new sanctions on Iran outside nuclear deal

Xinhua,January 13, 2018 Adjust font size:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. has imposed sanctions on 14 individuals and entities over Iran's alleged human rights abuses and ballistic missile program, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said in a statement on Friday.

The announcement came along with U.S. President Donald Trump's new decision to extend sanctions relief on Iran under the 2015 landmark nuclear deal for the last time. Enditem