![(FILES) In this file photo Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department, October 14, 2020, in Washington, DC. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on October 18, 2020 said that arms sales to Iran would breach UN resolutions and result in sanctions, after Tehran said the longstanding UN embargo on arms trade with the Islamic republic had expired. "The United States is prepared to use its domestic authorities to sanction any individual or entity that materially contributes to the supply, sale, or transfer of conventional arms to or from Iran," Pompeo said in a statement.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the new sanctions. AFP
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the new sanctions. AFP
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