FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NATIONAL SECURITY/NUCLEAR: “The Trump administration on Tuesday [7-18-17] levied additional sanctions on Iran targeting its elite military unit and ballistic missile program.
The move follows a late-night notification to Congress that Iran was complying with the 2015 nuclear deal between six world powers and Iran, after some officials in the Trump administration made a late push not to re-certify its compliance.
‘This Administration will continue to aggressively target Iran’s malign activity, including their ongoing state support of terrorism, ballistic missile program, and human rights abuses,’ said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
Referring to the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Mr. Mnuchin said, ‘We will continue to target the IRGC and pressure Iran to cease its ballistic missile program and malign activities in the region.’
The Treasury Department on Tuesday designated 16 entities and individuals it said supported the IRGC as well as transnational criminal organizations. The State Department also designated two Iranian organizations involved with Tehran’s ballistic missile program.”
-Felicia Schwartz, “Trump Administration Slaps Iran With Additional Sanctions,” The Wall Street Journal online, July 18, 2017 10:07am