May 14 (UPI) -- For a third straight day, the United States on Wednesday issued sanctions targeting Iran as the Trump administration attempts to negotiate a new nuclear arms deal with the Middle Eastern country.
The punitive measures imposed by the Treasury Department are secondary sanctions, meaning those aimed and punishing third parties for dealing with previously designated entities, individuals and countries.
The sanctions target six individuals and 12 entities in China and Iran accused of aiding Tehran source the manufacturing of critical materials used in the Islamic state's ballistic missile program, specifically carbon fiber materials used in the construction of intercontinental rockets.
The State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce explained in a statement that Iran is "heavily reliant on China to conduct its malign activities in the Middle East."
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