White House Issues New Order On Counterterrorism Sanctions

The transcript discusses a new executive order on counterterrorism sanctions announced by Mnuchin, enhancing the US's ability to target terrorist leaders and financial networks. The order includes secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions. The Trump administration sanctioned individuals from various terrorist groups, including ISIS and Hamas. The announcement coincided with the anniversary of the September 11 attacks and followed the resignation of John Bolton. The US-Taliban peace talks were canceled after a Taliban attack, with internal White House disagreements on the necessity of negotiations.

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