In a shamelessly lying press release on Feb. 25, the U.S. State Department announced sanctions against individuals and entities involved in “multiple weapons procurement networks based in Iran, Türkiye, and the United Arab Emirates supporting the Iranian regime’s ballistic missile and advanced conventional weapons development.” Claiming this is part of countering the Iranian regime’s “aggressive development of Missiles,” the aggressive and ridiculous move on the part of the U.S. is nothing but a provocation, just before the third round of negotiations between the two nations, set to take place in Geneva on Feb. 26.