Trump administration blacklists Iranian nuclear weapons scientists

Published March 22, 2019 1:40pm ET



The Trump administration is cracking down on 31 Iranian nuclear scientists and entities, arguing that the regime in Tehran still plans to acquire a nuclear weapon, administration officials announced Friday.

“The United States will continue applying maximum pressure to the Iranian regime, using all economic tools to prevent Iran from developing weapons of mass destruction,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.

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