'The Trump administration stands with the Lebanese people, and we are committed to exposing and holding accountable Hezbollah’s terror-funding business schemes,' said U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.
'Put all your curses on those who created the current situation,' Rouhani urged Iranians, blaming the US and its allies for his country's economic hardship.
Hamas condemned Washington's reimposition of sanctions against Iran, while the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs issued a rare condemnation of the terror group.
'The failure of the sanctions would mean defeat for America, and the US should once again be slapped in the face by the Iranian nation,' Khamenei said.
Netanyahu congratulated Trump for 'making the important decision to impose sanctions on Iran. This is an important moment for Israel, the US, the region and the entire world.'
The US says Iran is the world's foremost state sponsor of terror and cannot be treated as an equal in the global community until it halts these activities.
“We cannot and will not make this certification,” Trump said of the Iran nuclear deal. “We will not continue down a path whose predictable conclusion is more violence, more terror and the very real threat of Iran’s nuclear breakout."
“The deal was sacrosanct, and the Iranians knew it from the start and took full advantage when we had — and continue to maintain — enormous leverage,” an expert said of Obama's conduct during the negotiations on the nuclear deal.
Iran's foreign minister has appealed to the United States to refrain from "retribution" against European banks that want to do business with his country as it opens up to global trade ties.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he would not lift the state's sanctions on Iran, rejecting a request to do so by President Obama and affirming 'strong support' for Israel.