New US sanctions against Iran's weapons manufacturing programs. New sanctions came in response to the killing of 3 American soldiers and the wounding of 40 others at a Jordanian base.
The imposition of the new sanctions coincided with the start of US air strikes in Syria and Iraq targeting factions close to Iran. In a statement, the American judiciary accused Iranian official officials and Turkish cadres of an energy group in Ankara of “laundering and selling Iranian oil to buyers linked to China, Russia, and Syria”