The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions on Iran targeting its unarmed aerial vehicle production after its attack on Israel, and President Joe Biden said G7 leaders were committed to acting together to increase economic pressure on Tehran.
The expanded penalties target companies involved in the production of drones and missiles.
The war of words between Israel and Iran is heating up as Israel's response to Iran's missile and drone attack last week draws near. The tit-for-tat attacks and retaliation cycle are escalating as a war neither side wants becomes more likely with each statement emanating from the two nation's capitals. “The nuclear facilities of the Zionist enemy have been identified and all the necessary information from all targets is at our disposal,” the
Biden said the sanctions, carried out in coordination with the U.K., were a response to “one of the largest missile and drone attacks the world has ever seen against Israel.”
Coordinated sanctions take aim at drone production.
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European Union foreign and defense ministers are poised to reach a
European Union foreign and defense ministers are poised to reach a