The imposition of additional sanctions against any individual owning, operating, trading with, or assisting sectors of the iranian economy, including construction, manufacturing, textiles, and mining. And let me be clear, these will be both primary and secondary sanctions. The eo also allows us to designate other sectors in the future as secretary pompeo and me think is appropriate. Second, we are announcing 17 specific sanctions against irans largest steel and iron manufacturers, three seychelles entities and a vessel involved in the transfer of products. As a result of these actions we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian Regime and will continue our enforcement of other entities. Third, were taking action against a Senior Iranian official who advanced the regimes destabilizing activity and were involved in tuesdays Ballistic Missile strike. Secretary pompeo will comment more on this. Todays sanctions are part of our commitment to stop the Iranian Regimes global
Mr. Mnuchin against irans largest steel and iron manufacturers, set three entities and a vessel involved in the transfer of products. As a result of these actions, we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian Regime and we will continue our enforcement of other entities. Third, we are taking action against eight Senior Iranian officials who advanced the regimes destabilizing activity and were involved in tuesdays Ballistic Missile strike. Secretary pompeo will comment more on this. Todays sanctions are part of our commitment to stop the Iranian Regimes global terrorist activities. The president has been very clear. We will continue to apply economic sanctions until iran stops its terrorist activities and commit that it will never have nuclear weapons. I now turn it over to secretary ompeo. Mr. Pompeo thank you, steven. Good morning, everyone. Today President Trump is delivering on the pledge that he made, the day after iran attacked American Forces in iraq, there will
Mint will consider an inquiry into the cause of the fires including the role of Climate Change once the crisis is over jessica washington aljazeera penrose australia and taiwan opinion polls suggest the incumbent president sighing while as ahead of her challenger in saturdays elections the taiwanese have been closely watching the crackdown on antigovernment protesters and nearby Hong Kong Scott either has more from taipei early last year taiwans president saw in whens political future was on shaky ground her popularity had slumped after a party performed poorly in Regional Elections she resigned as party chair with some advising her not to seek reelection but then came a lifeline from an unexpected source china giving her and her Democratic Progressive Party a new hope. To crackdown on the prodemocracy protesters at hong kong shifted the political rhetoric in taiwan. Many grew concerned about chinas growing influence he says beijing ramped up pressure on the island and president sadat.
On plans to withdraw american troops from the region plus. The stand ready to support a medically australias Prime Minister sends more troops to areas facing the devastation from the rapidly spreading wildfires. Tello we begin with the latest fallout from the u. S. Air strike that killed a top iranian general washington has Just Announced a new wave of sanctions on iran that target the countrys steel and Iron Industries in a joint press conference with the u. S. Secretary of state my pompei oh the treasury secretary Stephen Newton said excuse me the 17 new sanctions will cost iran billions of dollars. Pump a also announced sanctions that would hit 8 senior officials that would cripple irans internal security system. We are announcing 17 specific sanctions against irans largest steel and iron manufacturers set 3 seychelles base sent to ds and a vessel involved in the transfer of products as a result of these actions we will cut off billions of dollars of support to the Iranian Regime an
Industrial oil reserves in belarus amount to about 45 million tons; over the past 8 years they have increased by 14 million. 2023 was a record year for the last 40 years. The stage of nominating candidates for the council of the republic began in belarus today; it will continue until march 21. The right to nominate candidates to the upper house of parliament belongs to the presidium local councils of deputies at the basic level and the corresponding executive committee. In the capital. For example, candidates will be nominated by the presidium of the Minsk City Council and the city executive committee. The decision on nomination is transferred to the central election commission. Registered candidates will be elected by local Council Deputies during meetings. Eight people from each region and the city of minsk. Elections to the upper house of parliament will be held on april 4. And today in belarus the nomination of candidates for delegates to the allbelarus Peoples National meetings. T