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The United States punished Iran on Friday for it lunch this week of a satellite carrying rocket into space

Biting six the Iranian entities with sanctions targeting the Country's glowstick Missiles program

The sanctions hit six the Iranian subsidiaries of the shia Hamad industrial group

Described by the Treasury Department as central to Iran's ballistic missiles program

Treasury secretary Stephen Moon can cast the sanctions as part of an ongoing us effort to aggressively oppose Iran's ballistic missile activity

Including what he called a provocative space launch carried out by the islamic republic on Thursday

These sanctions target key entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program and underscore the United States deep concerns with Iran's

continued Development and testing of ballistic Missiles and other provocative behavior

Muqam said in a statement in another allegation against the u.s.

adversary Mukhin said that missile attacks on us partner Saudi

Arabia over the weekend by Houthi rebels in Yemen had likely come with the support of Iran the

us has long accused Iran of shipping weapons to the Houthis a

Shiite group that controls part of yemen and is being fought by a saudi-led coalition

The sanctions come a day after iran successfully launched its most advanced satellite carrying Rocket into space in

What was likely a major advancement for the Country's safe program?

The Sommore Rocket is capable of carrying a satellite weighing 550 pounds Iran State television said

Despite the fact it carried a satellite into space the us has argued the launch was tantamount to a ballistic missile launch because that type

Of long-range missile technology is inherently designed to be able to carry a nuclear Payload

To that end the state department has said the launch

Violated the spirit of the Nuclear deal and also floated a un Security council resolution that calls on Iran not to conduct such tests

Yet, Iran's foreign Minister. Mohammad Javad zarif said Friday

His country is complying with a nuclear deal that iran struck with the us and other world powers in 2015

Seraph contrasted that with the us which he suggested was not complying with the letter and spirit of the deal

rhetoric and actions from the Us show bad Faith serve said

He also rejected the notion that iran was working to develop missiles that could carry a nuclear warhead

Iran is not and will not be developing nuclear weapons

So by definition cannot develop anything designed to be capable of delivering them zeref wrote on Twitter

Key penalties reflect an attempt by president trumps administration to show it's staying tough on Iran even though Mr.

Trump has yet to scrap the 2015 nuclear deal despite threatening to do so as a candidate and arguing it's a bad deal under

Mr.. Trump like under President Barrack Obama the us has continued to sanction iran for non-Nuclear behaviors such as delisting missile

Activity that isn't explicitly covered under the nuclear deal

Mr.. Trump's administration has also been pushing for inspections of sensitive Iranian military sites where us intelligence agencies believe Iran

may be conducting illicit activity prohibited by the Nuclear pact

The six entities being sanctioned contribute to Iran's liquid propellant ballistic missiles the Treasury Department said including

Development and manufacturing of engines launchers guide and control systems and ground support as well as the liquid propellant itself

The sanctions freeze any assets the entities may have in the us and Prohibit Americans from doing business with them