“The latest round of sanctions denies Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military figures access to financial resources and blocks their access to any financial assets they have under U.S. jurisdiction.” After pulling back a military attack over the weekend, President Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on Iran’s supreme leader. Here’s more on what these new sanctions mean and the latest on the tensions from CNN.

+ Mike Pompeo is in the Middle East meeting with the Saudis and the UAE trying to build a global coalition against the Iranians. Meanwhile, many US allies in Asia and Europe are still part of a 2015 deal made with the Iranians.