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Trump: U.S. Designates North Korea a State Sponsor of Terror, Triggering Sanctions

Kim Jong-un / Reuters
November 20, 2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is imposing further sanctions and penalties against North Korea by designating it a state sponsor of terrorism, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday.

Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said the U.S. Treasury Department will announce the further sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Writing by Susan Heavey)