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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says sanctions are hurting Russia badly, as she and other G7 finance chiefs gather to discuss further measures on the eve of the first anniversary of the Ukraine invasion. "The way I see it, our sanctions have had a very significant negative effect on Russia so far. While by some measures the Russian economy has held up better than might initially have been expected, Russia is now running a significant budget deficit," Yellen says ahead of a Group of 20 meeting in India. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump says the United States will launch a procedure called "snapback" aimed at reimposing UN sanctions on Iran. "The United States intends to restore virtually all of the previously suspended United Nations sanctions on Iran," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces sanctions against more than a dozen leading producers of metals in the Islamic republic, in addition to fresh sanctions against eight top Iranian officials Washington is accusing of working to destabilize the region. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump announces announces immediate "additional, punishing economic sanctions" on Iran. He was speaking after missile strikes on US troop bases in Iraq that resulted in no American or Iraqi deaths. SOUNDBITE
US President Donald Trump denies giving a "green light" to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to launch operations against Kurdish militants in Syria. Trump dismisses a question on the topic from a reporter at the White House as "deceptive" saying, "they've been wanting to do that for years." SOUNDBITE
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