US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn said the US would no longer tolerate Iran’s « lawless behavior » following last Sunday’s medium-range missile test. Previously, the President Trump tweeted: « Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how ‘kind’ President Obama was to them. Not me! » The US Treasury Department announced Friday measures against 25 people and a dozen companies connected to Iran’s ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Qods Force.
National Security Adviser Michael Flynn issued a statement on the new sanctions, saying that the « international community has been too tolerant of Iran’s bad behavior. »
The first Iran sanctions of Mr Trump’s new presidency come a day after he said « nothing is off the table » in dealing with the country. “The days of turning a blind eye to Iran’s hostile and belligerent actions toward the United States and the world community are over, » the US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn said. The Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, applauded Mr Trump on his administration’s « swift and decisive response », in a statement on Twitter.
