Washington: The US on Friday slapped more than two dozen Iranian entities with sanctions, two days after the Islamic republic dismissed President Donald Trump’s warnings over its latest missile test as baseless and provocative.
The announcement also comes a day after Mr Trump put Iran “on notice” for its alleged destabilising behaviour and carrying out ballistic missile test in violation of the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which calls on Tehran not to test missiles capable of delivering a nuclear weapon.
The ballistic missile launch was the first by Iran since Mr Trump became president.
In a statement, the treasury department said the multiple entities and individuals slapped with sanctions were involved in procuring technology and materials to support Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
Meanwhile, Iran has refused visas for US athletes who are due to compete in an international wrestling tournament in Tehran in response to President Donald Trump’s travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
