Trump hits Iranian bank with ‘highest’ sanctions ever imposed on a country

A general view of Ferdowsi Square showing an anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran © Reuters / Nazanin Tabatabaee

US President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he has ordered sanctions on Iran’s national bank following the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.

The announcement was made in the Oval Office, where he and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison were scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting.

Trump did not immediately elaborate on the sanctions but noted that they were the highest sanctions ever imposed on a country. The sanctions go “right to the top,” he said.

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