US president Donald Trump has said he is imposing hard-hitting new sanctions on Iran, including the oce of the country's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Mr Trump said the additional sanctions were in response to the shooting down of a US drone and "many other things".
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's highest authority, was singled out because he was "ultimately responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime," Mr Trump said. Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said the Americans "despise diplomacy.
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