President Trump says ‘build wall’ upon new migrant caravan crossing into Mexico

OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:34 AM PT — Friday, January 17, 2019

The new migrant caravan from Central America has crossed Mexico’s southern border, marking a milestone in its mission to reach the United States.

On Thursday, Mexican authorities said nearly 1000 migrants crossed into Ciudad Hidalgo, where they began the process to obtain humanitarian visas.

President Trump responded to the reports of

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Pompeo and Mnuchin explain ‘new’ sanctions on Iran previously halted by Obama

The Trump administration has reimposed all sanctions previously put on hold under the Obama-era Iran Nuclear Deal.

On Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced penalties on Iran’s energy banking and shipping sectors.

“Since the Trump administration came into office we’ve done 19 round of sanctions, targeting 168 Iranian entities,” stated Pompeo. “Today’s (Monday) sanctions will accelerate the rapid decline of international economic activity in

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Trump administration to reimpose original sanctions on Iran

The Trump administration is ramping-up pressure on Iran by reimposing sanctions previously lifted under former President Obama as part of the Iran nuclear deal.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced the sanctions Friday, saying they target Tehran’s energy, shipbuilding, shipping and banking sectors.

They also said countries which continue to do business with Iranian entities

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May take several weeks for U.S. to respond to Khashoggi situation, gathering evidence

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it could be several weeks before the U.S. responds to the killing of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi.

According to reports, Pompeo told a Saint Louis radio station the U.S. is still in the process of gathering evidence. As a result, the U.S. is holding off on implementing sanctions against the individuals responsible — at least for now.

 

In this Oct. 23, 2018 photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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