The United States announced on Thursday it had imposed sanctions on Iran’s construction sector and trade in four materials used in its military or nuclear programs.
State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that Pompeo “made two determinations with sanctions implications pursuant to Section 1245 of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA): one identifying the construction sector of Iran as being controlled directly or indirectly by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and one identifying four strategic materials as being used in connection with Iran’s nuclear, military, or ballistic missile programs.”
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