The researcher explained that until now many believed that iron supplementation was mainly important to the mother. However the new findings show that the nutrient also has an important effect on growth and development of the unborn baby, he said.
U.S. sanctions on North Korea suggest prospect of further retaliation. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours an orphanage in Pyongyang. North Korea is the target of new U.S. sanctions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un tours an orphanage in Pyongyang. North Korea is the target of new U.S. sanctions.
Sanctions against Iran. Following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the United States imposed economic sanctions against Iran and expanded them in 1995 to include firms dealing with the Iranian government. In 2006, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1696 and imposed sanctions after Iran refused to suspend its uranium enrichment program.