Economics
Trump Targets Hezbollah Before Key Iran Sanctions Deadlines
- President to extend sanctions waivers, two officials say
- New restrictions wouldn’t violate 2015 nuclear agreement
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The Trump administration moved to ratchet up pressure on Iran Thursday as the president faces a series of deadlines for decisions on sanctions underpinning the 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic.
The Justice Department said it will establish a “financing and narcoterrorism” team to target Iran’s ally Hezbollah, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. Later in the day, President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with his national security team before the first deadlines on Iran sanctions come Friday.