IRAN PROMISES RETALIATION FOR LATEST U.S. SANCTIONS

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed Wednesday to retaliate against additional sanctions imposed by the United States, accusing Trump administration officials of “duplicity in their actions.”

“Surely, if the Americans seek to apply sanctions against us under whatever title or pretext, the great nation of Iran would aptly respond to them,” Rouhani said.

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions targeting 18 people, groups and firms supporting the Iranian military, its revolutionary guard and its ballistic missile program.