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US Unveils Sanctions a Day After Trump Puts the Country 'On Notice'

The sanctions, coming via the Treasury Department, are similar to the measures that existed under former President Obama.

The Trump administration announced a new wave of sanctions against Iran, a day after the president tweeted that the country has officially been "put on notice" for conducting a ballistic missile test on Sunday.

The sanctions, coming via the Treasury Department, are similar to the measures that existed under former President Obama.  The sanctions come in retaliation for the missile test and in response to an attack by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen against a Saudi ship.

Trump seemed intent on sending Iran a message, at least via Twitter.

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