KW: The headline on U.S. based Zerohedge is more to the point  Trump Bans Trade In Iranian Metals, Seeking To Crush Economy  This will be seen as an act of war however you try to dress it up, the cruelty knows no bounds and Americans are completely ignorant of what their criminal government is doing. The criminality goes beyond Iran as Pompeo in a speech in London on Wednesday says the Nordstream Project that supplies Russian gas to Europe must be stopped

The US has imposed sweeping new sanctions on anyone who trades with Iran in iron, steel, copper, aluminum and related products, escalating the economic blockade of Tehran as the nuclear deal continues to unravel.

Source: New Iran sanctions: Trump threatens anyone trading aluminum, iron, steel & copper — RT USA News