US to hit Iran with 'major' new sanctions on Monday: Trump

AFP Published June 23, 2019

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, June 22, as he travels to Camp David, Maryland. — AFP

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States would impose “major” new sanctions on Iran in two days, just hours after saying he would be the Islamic republic's new “best friend” if they were to renounce nuclear arms.

Tensions between the United States and Iran have soared this week after Tehran downed a US surveillance drone.

Trump said on Friday that he called off retaliatory military strikes at the last minute because the response was not “proportionate.” But he had brandished the threat of sanctions ever since, and has now set a timetable.

“We are putting major additional Sanctions on Iran on Monday,” Trump tweeted, while adding: “I look forward to the day that Sanctions come off Iran, and they become a productive and prosperous nation again - The sooner the better!”

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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad

Jun 23, 2019 12:56am

The mineral rich land and brave people of the Islamic Republic of Iran are already enduring the worst kind of U.S. sanctions since last many decades except a short reprieve they got during the time when the visionary, enlightened, fair, mature and educated U.S. President Obama was in the office. Therefore, any more U.S. sanction will not make much difference. Life goes on. Maybe, they have to wait till November 2020 for the big change and possible "big reprieve" for the whole civilized world in general and the Islamic Republic of Iran in particular?

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Rohail

Jun 23, 2019 01:05am

Sanctions won’t work as it has never been. US and Iran are together and fooling Arabs.

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Jun 23, 2019 01:08am

self proclaimed world police. invading poor defenceless countries. invasion they call as war. death and distruction is in their DNA. if you deal with snake sooner or later will get bitten.

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Danish

Jun 23, 2019 01:10am

Proud of Iran.

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MONIER

Jun 23, 2019 01:29am

Back to same old. Why not start dialogue without per-conditions and that may work out better. Sounds like he got the wind that any military exercise will not solve the problem, so lets keep the sanctions call to keep his other wild friends happy.

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Rizz

Jun 23, 2019 02:00am

Iran is a great nation. They will fight back for sure. May Almighty help them

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Tallat

Jun 23, 2019 03:29am

How many sanctions left ??mr trump??

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London

Jun 23, 2019 04:43am

US sanctions targeted Venezuela and Iran 2 big oil reserve countries so they can export their oil .

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Asif Raza

Jun 23, 2019 05:04am

@Danish, correct. Me too.

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Vijay

Jun 23, 2019 05:14am

Sanctions are only phycological satisfaction for dominant country. Sanctions of any kind only create hardship to common people and ruin the economy of other country - beyond repair in most cases. Sanctions leads nations nowhere.

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Anonymouseee

Jun 23, 2019 06:05am

Mr “Sanctions Man” is at it again.

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Drishti

Jun 23, 2019 06:33am

@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, The real world is not your fantasy land. You are speaking as if you are an iranian.

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Gordon D. Walker

Jun 23, 2019 07:17pm

Who made this bag of U S wind ruler of the world? Thor! Zeus! Trump! Gordon D. Walker Canada