The United States can impose against Iran new sanctions on Friday, February 3. About it reports Reuters with reference to sources.
Under the restrictions in connection with charges of supporting terrorism can get eight Iranian entities, and 17 will be under sanctions due to a recent test of Tehran’s ballistic missiles. According to the Agency, the new restrictive measures will not affect the nuclear deal with Iran.
On January 29, the Iranian military has tested a ballistic missile, the launch was made in the vicinity of Semnan in 225 kilometers from Tehran. The rocket flew approximately 966 kilometers before exploding. The U.S. permanent representative to the UN, Nikki Haley, on 1 February, said that Washington believes the tests “totally unacceptable.” The President of the United States Donald trump also commented on the start and called the nuclear deal with Tehran is terrible.
Iran and the six international mediators (US, Russia, China, Britain, France, Germany) in mid-July 2015 reached agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program. The Islamic Republic has made commitments to limit work in the field of uranium enrichment in exchange for lifting some sanctions.
In December 2016 the USA extended for 10 years, the restrictive measures against Iran, including because of the continuing in the country of works on creation of ballistic missiles.