U.S. fires on 2 more tankers as Washington expects Iran response on deal
What to know about the Iran war today:The U.S. military says its forces fired on two Iran-flagged oil tankers to stop them from docking at an Iranian port Friday in violation of the U.S. blockade in the area.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. was expecting a response from Iran on a peace proposal Friday, adding, "we'll see what the response entails" and that he hopes it's "a serious offer."President Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is "still in effect," but he warned the U.S. would "knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently," if Tehran doesn't accept a peace deal. U.S. Treasury issues new round of sanctions against entities accused of supporting Iran's drone, missile programs
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced a new round of sanctions against 10 individuals and companies it accused of helping enable Iran's drone and ballistic missile programs.
The sanctions, implemented by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign ******* ets Control, target those "that are enabling efforts by Iran's military to secure weapons, as well as raw materials with applications in Iran's Shahed‑series unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missile program," the Treasury Department said in a news release.
The State Department was targeting another four entities with sanctions, the Treasury Department said.
Among those sanctioned were companies based in China, Dubai, Hong Kong and Belarus that the Treasury Department alleged have served as intermediaries, helping Iran's Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation, the CITC, with "financial, material, technological or other support."
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What to know about the Iran war today:The U.S. military says its forces fired on two Iran-flagged oil tankers to stop them from docking at an Iranian port Friday in violation of the U.S. blockade in the area.Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. was expecting a response from Iran on a peace proposal Friday, adding, "we'll see what the response entails" and that he hopes it's "a serious offer."President Trump said the U.S.-Iran ceasefire is "still in effect," but he warned the U.S. would "knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently," if Tehran doesn't accept a peace deal. U.S. Treasury issues new round of sanctions against entities accused of supporting Iran's drone, missile programs
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced a new round of sanctions against 10 individuals and companies it accused of helping enable Iran's drone and ballistic missile programs.
The sanctions, implemented by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign ******* ets Control, target those "that are enabling efforts by Iran's military to secure weapons, as well as raw materials with applications in Iran's Shahed‑series unmanned aerial vehicles and ballistic missile program," the Treasury Department said in a news release.
The State Department was targeting another four entities with sanctions, the Treasury Department said.
Among those sanctioned were companies based in China, Dubai, Hong Kong and Belarus that the Treasury Department alleged have served as intermediaries, helping Iran's Center for Innovation and Technology Cooperation, the CITC, with "financial, material, technological or other support."
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