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The sanctions, announced jointly by the Justice, State and Treasury departments, designated 18 individuals and entities that the administration said were involved in activities that included missile development, software theft and weapons procurement.

The United States remains deeply concerned about Irans malign activities across the Middle East, which undermine regional stability, security, and prosperity, the announcement said.

The move came less than 12 hours after Mr. Trump reluctantly agreed to declare that Iran had honored the 2015 agreement. By law, the president must make such a declaration every 90 days.

The missile launched on Thursday is known as a Simorgh, or Phoenix, missile, which experts said was a copy of North Koreas Unha space-launch rocket. Irans national news channel said its missile was capable of placing satellites weighing up to 550 pounds into a 310-mile low earth orbit.

Nader Karimi Joni, a journalist close to the government of President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, said the launch on Thursday was a reaction to the House vote on Tuesday approving the new sanctions. The legislation will now go to the Senate, although it is unclear when the measure will be voted on there.

Iran is boosting its missile capabilities to order to increase the accuracy, preciseness and range, Mr. Joni said. Iran will not stop the missile projects.

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