The U.S. has imposed new sanctions against the Syrian military, 18 government officials and a tech company, just days before the President-elect Donald Trump is due to take office. The reason cited was “in response to the use of chemical weapons” by the Syrian government, despite no solid evidence being provided. Press TV reports: The US State Department claimed in a statement cited Saturday in an AP report that the fresh sanctions were imposed “in response to the use of chemical weapons” by the Syrian government without pointing to a specific case and years after Damascus gave up its remaining stockpile of chemical weapons, which were transferred out of the country by UN inspectors for eventual destruction at sea. Syrian government has insisted that its possession of the chemicals were a deterrent measure in response to the threat of Israeli regime’s undeclared possession of nuclear weapons amid its persisting aggression against the Arab country and annexation of Syrian territories in Golan Heights. According to the report, the US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 18 senior Syrian officials for alleged links to the Syrian military and “use of chemical weapons,” as well as five branches of Syria’s military: the Syrian Arab Air [...]
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