U.S. sanctions Iranians days after Trump withdraws from nuclear deal

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Thu, 10 May 2018 - 05:03 GMT

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Thu, 10 May 2018 - 05:03 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to Camp David, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., before his departure to Camp David, December 16, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON -10 May 2018: The U.S. Treasury imposed fresh sanctions on Thursday against six people it linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's elite Qods Force and three Iranian entities; just days after President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.

The six individuals and three entities were sanctioned under U.S. regulations targeting specially designated global terrorist suspects and Iranian financial activity, the Treasury Department said in a statement on its website.

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