The United States is slapping Iran with new ballistic missiles sanctions in response to its launch of a satellite-carrying rocket into space a day earlier. The Treasury Department says that group is "central" to Iran's ballistic missiles program. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the sanctions illustrate deep U.S. concerns about Iran's missile testing and other actions. He says the U.S. will continue countering Iran's ballistic missile program including Thursday's "provocative space launch." The sanctions come as the Trump administration continues debating its Iran policy and whether to scrap the 2015 nuclear deal.

Source: Fox News July 28, 2017 17:10 UTC