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The United States warns it will take action against companies and nations working with Iran's drone program after Russia used the imports for deadly kamikaze strikes in Kyiv. "The US will not hesitate to use sanctions or take actions against perpetrators," US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says. SOUNDBITE
In the 4th century BC, the ancient Sanskrit treatise, the Arthashastra, said 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' According to Business Insider, Iran and Venezuela may be taking that to heart as their relationship grows ever closer. While the nations are US President Donald Trump's most frequent foreign-policy targets, Iran has been sending oil tankers directly to Venezuela. In September, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would place more sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Pompeo accused Maduro's government of working with Tehran 'to flout the UN arms embargo.' US officials say intervening to stop Iranian tankers from reaching Venezuela was an option, raising concerns Trump may seek a confrontation before the election.
US President Donald Trump says the United States will launch a procedure called "snapback" aimed at reimposing UN sanctions on Iran. "The United States intends to restore virtually all of the previously suspended United Nations sanctions on Iran," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump announces announces immediate "additional, punishing economic sanctions" on Iran. He was speaking after missile strikes on US troop bases in Iraq that resulted in no American or Iraqi deaths. SOUNDBITE
Israel's UN envoy urges the Security Council to impose "all possible sanctions" against Iran after the Islamic republic's unprecedented attack against Israel. SOUNDBITE