US national security adviser Jake Sullivan says Revolutionary Guard and defence ministry will also be affected; EU expected to impose sanctions too
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The UK’s foreign secretary David Cameron has landed in Israel, the BBC reports. He is expected to meet Benjamin Netanyahu.
This follows a call between the Israeli prime minister and the UK prime minister Rishi Sunak yesterday, after which Sunak posted to social media to say:
Earlier today I spoke to prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and reiterated our support for Israel’s security following Iran’s reckless attack at the weekend. Further significant escalation will only deepen instability in the region. This is a moment for calm heads to prevail.
In the coming days, the US will impose new sanctions targeting Iran, including its missile and drone program as well as new sanctions against entities supporting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran’s defence ministry. We anticipate that our allies and partners will soon be following with their own sanctions.
[The administration] continue to work through the Department of Defense and US Central Command to further strengthen and expand the successful integration of air and missile defence and early warning systems across the Middle East to further erode the effectiveness of Iran’s missile and UAV capabilities.
