President Donald Trump announced in an unexpected tweet that he would be reversing North Korea-linked sanctions that his administration announced just a day earlier. On Thursday, the Treasury Department imposed new sanctions against two Chinese shipping companies that allegedly helped North Korea evade sanctions targeting its nuclear weapons program. However, Trump took to Twitter on Friday to say he has “ordered the withdrawal of those additional Sanctions.” He did not provide more details on which sanctions he was referring to, though it is widely reported to be linked to the Treasury’s announcement on Thursday.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 20:03 UTC