Live from our msnbc news headquarters in new york. The Trump Administration is imposing new sanctions on iran. The Treasury Department said 13 individual and 12 business entities have been added to the list of those being sanctioned for being involved in procuring technology and or materials to support irans Ballistic Missile program as well as acting for or on behalf of providing support to irans revolutionary guard corpsqods force. Give us the lay of the land, peter, why this was made and what they hope to accomplish. Reporter a week ago, rember they said they were putting iran on notice. This is a example of what on notice means. They appear to be from the initial information were being provided by treasury, individuals who may have been suppliers of those programs or helping arm those programs in some way as well. So thats the context that gives you the little better understanding of this right now. Were getting new details during a Conference Call right now. As soon as i get those
Steven Stalinisky, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Initiative, made the categorization in the piece s headline, to the chagrin of Dearborn residents.