Trump weighing options on North Korea sanctions

Published April 13, 2017 3:45am ET



The Trump administration is weighing sanctions it could impose on North Korea should the country continue to test the goodwill of the United States by firing missiles and testing nuclear weapons.

Possible new sanctions include an oil embargo, banning North Korea’s national airline Air Koryo, intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks and companies currently doing business with Pyongyang, White House officials told Reuters Wednesday.

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