U.S. threatens to sanction arms makers that sell to Iran


  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Sep 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration vowed on Wednesday to impose the "full force" of U.S. sanctions on any international arms manufacturers who deal with Iran once Washington sees a United Nations arms embargo on Tehran as reimposed.

Elliott Abrams, U.S. special envoy on Iran, issued the warning in a briefing with reporters hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would return to the U.N. to try to reinstate sanctions on Iran next week, despite a lack of support within the U.N. Security Council.

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