Pompeo claims Iran loses 80% of revenues due to US actions

"Under our administration, all revenues (Iran. - RT ) decreased by 80%, and Iran cannot gain access to almost 90% of foreign currency reserves," he said.

Today, @SecPompeo addressed the media with @USTreasury Secretary @ stevenmnuchin1. pic.twitter.com/drw0s1xiuD

Earlier, the US announced sanctions against eight senior Iranian officials.

Restrictive measures have also been imposed on 17 Iranian metal producers and mining companies.

At the end of December, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, said that Iran and Russia needed to join forces to counter US “economic terrorism”.