War News Updates: President Trump Says New Sanctions On Iran To Start Monday. Military Options Are Still On The Table

Saturday, June 22, 2019

President Trump Says New Sanctions On Iran To Start Monday. Military Options Are Still On The Table

....Sanctions come off Iran, and they become a productive and prosperous nation again - The sooner the better!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 22, 2019

Reuters: Trump says new sanctions on Iran to start Monday, dials back rhetoric

DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose fresh sanctions on Iran but that he wanted to make a deal to bolster its flagging economy, an apparent move to defuse tensions following the shooting down of an unmanned U.S. drone this week by the Islamic Republic.

On Thursday, an Iranian missile destroyed a U.S. Global Hawk surveillance drone, an incident that Washington said happened in international airspace. Trump later said he had called off a military strike to retaliate because it could have killed 150 people.

Tehran repeated on Saturday that the drone was shot down over its territory and said it would respond firmly to any U.S. threat.

Speaking in Washington on Saturday before heading to the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Trump indicated the government was taking a diplomatic path to put pressure on Tehran by moving to impose new sanctions.

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WNU Editor: Iran is already under severe sanctions. I am not sure on how these new sanctions may have an impact.