President Donald Trump. Photo: ReutersWASHINGTON: The United States piled new sanctions on Iran’s already crippled economy Friday and defended the killing of a top Iranian leader, saying he had been planning an “imminent” attack on US embassies.The sanctions, announced at the White House, marked the latest salvo in a US-Iranian confrontation that risked sliding into war a week ago with the deadly US drone attack on general Qasem Soleimani, by some measures the second most influential person in Iran.In response, Iran fired volleys of ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops, without causing casualties.While President Donald Trump said he …read more
Source:: Geo TV
