Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shake hands as they deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.
JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pledged Monday to increase
sanctions against
Iran, saying the Trump administration's "maximum pressure campaign" is halting alleged Iranian aggression in the Middle East. Mnuchin met Monday in Jerusalem with
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on
Washington to impose additional sanctions to halt what he called Iran's "plunge for everything" in the region.