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US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump orders new steel, aluminium, copper and iron sanctions on Iran as tensions escalate
- Move targets country’s industrial metals sector, which provides foreign currency earnings for its sagging economy
- White House says it will continue ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Tehran, days after US sent aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to Middle East
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Published: 4:39am, 9 May, 2019
Updated: 4:58am, 9 May, 2019
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US President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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