Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, says he fully supports sanctions just announced by the Trump administration against Iran over its ballistic missile test this week.
Multiple media outlets are reporting that the U.S. Treasury Department has chosen two dozen targets for sanctions.
According to Bloomberg News, the targets were chosen "for supporting the missile program, having links to terrorism or providing support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The entities include companies based in Tehran, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and China."
The Treasury Department said: "This action reflects the United States' commitment to enforcing sanctions on Iran with respect to its ballistic missile program and destabilizing activities in the region and is fully
In his own statement, Corker said:
"This announcement makes clear that it is a new day in U.S.-Iran relations and that we will no longer tolerate Iran's destabilizing behavior.
"A coordinated, multi-faceted effort to pushback against a range of illicit Iranian behavior is long overdue, and after speaking with General Flynn this morning, I am very encouraged by the professionalism with which the administration has orchestrated these actions and how they have communicated their intentions to the international community. I look forward to working with the Trump administration and my congressional colleagues in a bipartisan manner to strongly enforce nuclear restrictions and further hold Iran accountable."