US Sanctions Individuals, Companies for Aiding Irans Military

A picture obtained from Iran’s ISNA news agency on July 3, 2012, shows an Iranian short-range missile (Fateh) launched during the second day of military exercises, codenamed Great Prophet-7, for Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards at an undisclosed location in Iran’s Kavir Desert. Arash Khamoushi/ISNA News Agency/AFP via Getty ImagesThe United States imposed sanctions on May 8 against 10 individuals and companies across the Middle East, China, and Eastern Europe for helping Iran’s military secure weapons and build drones and ballistic missiles.Announced by the Department of the Treasury, the sanctions come amid a strained ceasefire with Iran while a final deal has yet to be reached, and only days before President Donald Trump’s planned trip to China to meet with regime leader Xi Jinping.