The President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has compounded situations for Iran by slamming the country with new sanctions.

The Donald Trump administration has announced new sanctions against Iran, according to USAToday.

The announcement was made on Friday.

The latest move follows a series of actions that reflect escalating tensions in the past week that nearly brought the two nations to the brink of war.

The new sanctions are designed to “stop the Iranian regime’s global terrorist activities,” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said of penalties he said affects industries including construction, manufacturing, textiles, mining, steel and iron.

Other sanctions target eight senior Iranian officials whom the administration said were involved in this week’s ballistic missile strikes against bases in Iraq that house U.S. and coalition troops. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the target of the penalties is Iran’s “inner security

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