US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said warned that if the United Nation does not impose fresh sanctions on the rogue state America will take matters into its own hands.
According to the executive order, any country that continued to trade with North Korea will face US sanctions.
It follows the test launch of a hydrogen bomb by North Korea last week which sparked a 6.3 artificial earthquake in the region.
Speaking en route to Washington from North Dakota, Mr Mnuchin said: ”I have an executive order prepared. It’s ready to go to the President. It will authorise me to stop doing trade, and put sanctions on anybody that does trade with North Korea.
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