Trump signs executive order to reimpose 'maximum pressure' on Iran

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to reimpose the "maximum pressure" policy on Iran.

"It’s very tough on Iran," Trump told reporters at the White House.

He said he is "torn" on signing the order but added, "Hopefully we are not going to have to use it very much."

The order directs the Treasury Department to impose "maximum economic pressure" on Iran through sanctions designed to cripple the country’s oil exports.

The signing comes shortly before he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.