Sullivan on Iran

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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan announces that there will be new sanctions that will be imposed on Iran, “Following Iran’s unprecedented air attack against Israel, President Biden is coordinating with allies and partners, including the G7, and with bipartisan leaders in Congress, on a comprehensive response. In the coming days, the United States will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program as well as new sanctions against entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran’s Defense Ministry.” says Sullivan. The NSA Advisor Sullivan also confirmed that the US will continue to work across the Middle East to strengthen the US Air and Missile Defense systems including the Early Warnings systems, this means a continued collaboration between the Department of Defense and US Central Command. Sullivan also added on his latest statement regarding the upcoming sanctions on Iran “These new sanctions and other measures will continue a steady drumbeat of pressure to contain and degrade Iran’s military capacity and effectiveness and confront the full range of its problematic behaviors. Over the last three years, in addition to missile and drone-related sanctions, the United States has sanctioned over 600 individuals and entities connected to terrorism, terrorist financing and other forms of illicit trade, horrific human rights abuses, and support for proxy terrorist groups, including Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Kataib Hezbollah. The pressure will continue.”