In connection with its missile program and the development of ballistic missiles, which are one of the main means of delivering nuclear weapons. The addition to the already existing list was published on Tuesday, October 31, on the site of the US Federal Register.

According to the statement of the Office for the Control of Foreign Assets of the Ministry of Finance, the new sanctions list deals with the issues of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as countering terrorism.

In addition, they indicated 41 physical and legal persons, including those of the aerospace, missile and research units of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as those associated with these units.

Also, the list includes representatives of the IRGC command.

In most cases, sanctions are re-imposed.

As previously reported, "URA-Inform", Ukraine, as well as three other European countries decided to extend EU sanctions against Russia. These sanctions were decided to be extended until March 2018.. Such data are in the EU Declaration on the agreement by some states of restrictive measures concerning Russia's actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, as well as the sovereignty or independence of Ukraine.