US Sanctions Iran´s Nuclear Research Unit, Urges Tehran to Negotiate
(WorldNews Iran)

US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin. Photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts. The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on 14 people and 17 entities connected to an Iranian research organization it said had played a central role in the country’s past nuclear weapons effort and which remains active. Among those designated for sanctions was the Shahid Karimi group, which works on missile and explosive-related projects for Iran´s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, and four associated individuals, the US Treasury Department said in a Statement....