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Iran can be hit with new sanctions Tuesday for supplying ballistic missiles to Russia, Secretary of State Antony Blinken introduced.

Talking at a joint information convention in London with UK International Secretary David Lammy, Blinken mentioned he anticipated Russia would start utilizing the missiles towards Ukraine within the coming weeks.

The brand new sanctions embody further measures on Iran Air, the nationwide provider, Blinken mentioned. “Anybody who proves help to Russia … is perpetuating the conflict, is perpetuating the battle,” he added.

Lammy equally referred to as Iran’s actions “a troubling sample” and “a major escalation.”

Blinken and Lammy mentioned they might make a joint go to to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, later this week. Lammy described it because the “first joint go to of this sort for properly over a decade.”