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US President Donald Trump calls on the European Union to sanction the Maduro regime with regard to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. The comments came during a press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, just days after President Trump issued a new travel ban that added Venezuela to a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US authorities. SOUNDBITE
EU sanctions against Russia will also target Russian parliament members who backed recognising breakaway regions as independent and will inflict severe damage on the country, the EU's foreign policy chief says. SOUNDBITE
The United States says it is imposing sanctions on Iran's defense ministry and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro under a UN authority which is widely contested. "For nearly two years corrupt officials in Tehran have worked with the illegitimate regime in Venezuela to flout the UN arms embargo," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tells reporters. "Our actions today are a warning that should be heard worldwide." 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
Venezuela's Juan Guaido, whose year-long fight to topple leftist leader Nicolas Maduro enjoys US support, attends President Donald Trump's annual State of the Union address to Congress. IMAGES
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