obama era sentience on russia. >> our current sanctions programs are in place and i was a sanctions are in important tool that we will continue to lt countries, but it is a very important program within the treasury department. the existing policies are in place. >> reporter: are you kind of plating additional sanctions against iran, and can you tell us what you think the bottom line would be for these sanctions you announced yesterday and are referring today for the venezuelan vice president? >> let me comment again this is the result of a very long effort -- yes, this was underway, the very long effort. the implication is quite significant. we expect there will be frozen tens of millions of dollars, and again, this sanctions are very important way of us sending a message that we will not stand for illicit activity whether it be drug trafficking or terroris terrorism. >> reporter: other than sanctions, what other tools are