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US imposes sanctions on Iran’s central bank

The U.S. is imposing sanctions on Iran's central bank, President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 20.

It is a move he hailed as striking right at the core of Iran’s financial institutions in retaliation for last weekend’s attacks on key Saudi oil sites.

  • Washington
  • Hurriyet

They are the “highest sanctions ever imposed on a country,” he told reporters in the Oval Office while hosting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

They go “right to the top.” Trump said.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, also addressing reporters in the Oval Office, said the…

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