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US imposes ballistic missile sanctions on Iran after prisoner release

Published: 17 Jan 2016 - 06:19 pm | Last Updated: 29 Nov 2021 - 08:19 pm
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A view shows Tehran's Milad telecommunication tower, Iran, January 17, 2016. (Reuters / Raheb Homavandi)

 

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on 11 companies and individuals for supplying Iran's ballistic missile program, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

The new sanctions come after the Obama administration delayed the action for more than two weeks during tense negotiations to free five American prisoners, according to people familiar with the matter.

Reuters