The U.S. Department of the Treasury slapped new sanctions on North Korea Tuesday, one day after President Trump declared the rogue nation a state sponsor of terrorism. Tuesday’s sanctions, according to the Treasury Department, target third-country persons with long-standing commercial ties to North Korea, as well as the transportation networks that facilitate North Korea’s revenue generation and operations. Trump, upon designating the Hermit Kingdom a state sponsor of terror, vowed would receive the “highest level of sanctions” which would be imposed over a two-week period. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters Monday that the move underscores “North Korea’s illicit, unlawful behaviors internationally.”TRUMP DESIGNATES NORTH KOREA AS STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORBut the “symbolic” designation of North Korea does not mean the Trump administration is abandoning the push for peaceful negotiations, Tillerson added. North Korea will join Sudan, Syria, and Iran as designated state sponsors of terrorism.

Source: Fox News November 21, 2017 20:15 UTC